Despite improvement in child health issues, forcibly displaced children are encountering increased risk of morbidity and mortality. According to UNHCR 2018 data 70,8 million people are forcibly displaced and 25,9 million are refugee. Infectious disease are multifactorial. Disease epidemiology of home country and host country, infrastructure, access to clean water and sanitation, crowding, associated malnutrition, access to health care services, obstruction of humanitarian aid and immunization are among the important factors determining morbidity and mortality of infectious diseases. Immunization is vital for vaccine preventable diseases. After the Syrian crisis, according to official numbers there are 3,7 million Syrian under temporary protection status in Turkey whom 15% are under 5 years of age. Currently only 63.000 are living in temporary protection areas. While passing the border children are given OPV, MMR, DTaP-IPV-Hib, DTaP-IPV and 15-49 years old women diphtheria-tetanus vaccines. After being registered Syrian children under temporary protection are vaccinated according to national immunization program free of charge at Migrant Health Centers or Family Health Centers. Strategies to increase immunization coverage in Syrian children under temporary protection have been determined as follows in 2017: improvement in routine national immunation program for Syrian children and targeting 90% coverage in every region; supplementary immunization activities and catch-up campaigns; MOP-UP and mobile immunization teams. There are several factors effecting the immunization coverage at state and refugee level. Identification of the factors will contribute to develop best strategies to increase immunization coverage in refugee children.
Göçmen terimi genellikle, bireyin göç etme kararını, zorlayıcı dış faktörlerin müdahalesi olmaksızın kendi özgür iradesiyle ve ‘kişisel uygunluk’ sebepleriyle aldığı tüm durumları kapsar. Dolayısıyla bu ifade, maddi ve sosyal koşullarını iyileştirmek ve kendileri ve ailelerine ilişkin beklentilerini geliştirmek amacıyla başka bir ülkeye veya bölgeye hareket eden kişiler ve aile fertleri için geçerli kabul edilmiştir. (1) Bu tanım kapsamında göçmenlere önerilen aşı uygulamaları kişinin yaşı, göç edilen ülkedeki hastalık epidemiyolojisi ve aşı programı ve ayrıldıkları ülkenin hastalık epidemiyolojisi ve aşı programına göre farklılıklar gösterebilmektedir. Bu yazı kapsamında bu konuya ayrıntılı olarak değinilmeyecektir.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | DERLEME |
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Publication Date | March 23, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 |