Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Vaccination Compliance

NCT ID: NCT04618796

Last Updated: 2021-08-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-05-01

Brief Summary

1- Evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric vaccinations compliance among children attending to Assiut University Children Hospital ,assess the general health profile of studied children.

Detailed Description

Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is a disease caused by a new corona virus called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On March 11, the WHO Director-General declared COVID-19 a pandemic1. The first outbreak occurred in Wuhan, China. 2,3 COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected global health services.4 It is important not to overlook the value of some public health preventive interventions which cannot be postponed, such as vaccinations.5 As reported by WHO, the disruption of immunization services, even for brief periods, will result in increased numbers of susceptible individuals, raising the risks of an upsurge in outbreak-prone VPDs.6 The reduction of vaccination coverage could cause an increase in morbidity and mortality among children. Consequently, a greater burden could be placed on health systems. Examples from previous large epidemics (e.g. diphtheria in the former Soviet Union in 1990-1996 and in Venezuela in 2017-2018) show that, when vaccination coverage falls or vaccinations are disrupted, cases of infectious diseases that have disappeared can quickly re-emerge.7-8 Egypt declared a national state of emergency to control COVID-19 pandemic and implemented a stay-at-home order. Such strategies might result in decreased accessibility to routine immunization services, leaving children at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases and their complications.9 Great efforts are needed for rapid catch-up of children not up-to-date with routine vaccines. Parental concerns about potentially exposing their children to COVID-19 during vaccination visits might contribute to incompalince.10 Reminding parents of the vital need to protect their children against serious vaccine-preventable diseases is critical.

Conditions

Vaccine Refusal

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CROSSOVER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

vaccine

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccination compliance among children attending Assiut University Children Hospital and what is the degree of that.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Children from 12 to 24 months who admitted in Assiut University Children Hospital or attending the outpatient clinics

Exclusion Criteria

• : Immunodeficiency (e.g chemotherapy, long term immunosuppressive therapy, hematologic tumor).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 1 Year
• Maximum Eligible Age: 2 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gehad Gamal Ahmed

Ressident doctor.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Ismail lotfy, associated professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Assiut University

Mohamed Hamdy, professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Assiut University

Central Contacts

Gehad Gamal, resident doctor

Role: CONTACT

gehadgamal098@gmail.com

01006011751

Related Links

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7419118/?fbclid=IwAR2wstjKh_FR2HQtHc1MSusCj_vlfpmNquWZJVEEbS1SXDX0KXR0gRTB4g4

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccination compliance among children attending Assiut University Children Hospital

Other Identifiers

Effect of COVID on vaccination

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id