THE ROLE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN MEASLES IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS

Abstract

This survey was carried out on children less than five years of age from rural areas of three provinces in Iran (west Azarbaijan, Bushehre, and central province), with different health care delivery systems and various types of immunization scheme, to determine the immune status of measles and the vaccine coverage. Our results indicate that the rates of measles immunity and Vaccine Coverage for all age groups are more satisfactory in chongralu, West-Azarbaijan where the immunization services are provided by a network of health care delivery system than in Bushehre province where the immunization services are delivered by mobile teams or in Fashapouyeh, central province where the immunization activities are provided by a mixed system.