Knowledge,Attitudes, and Practices regarding Diarrhea and Cholera following an Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign in the Solomon Islands |
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| Authors: | Eleanor Burnett Tenneth Dalipanda Divi Ogaoga Jenny Gaiofa Gregory Jilini Alison Halpin Vance Dietz Kashmira Date Eric Mintz Terri Hyde Kathleen Wannemuehler Catherine Yen |
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| Affiliation: | 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America;2Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Honiara, Solomon Islands;3Gizo Hospital, Gizo, Solomon Islands;Massachusetts General Hospital, UNITED STATES |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundIn response to a 2011 cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea, the Government of the Solomon Islands initiated a cholera prevention program which included cholera disease prevention and treatment messaging, community meetings, and a pre-emptive cholera vaccination campaign targeting 11,000 children aged 1–15 years in selected communities in Choiseul and Western Provinces.ConclusionsThis pre-emptive OCV campaign in a cholera-naïve community provided a unique opportunity to assess household-level knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding diarrhea, cholera, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Our findings suggest that education provided during the vaccination campaign may have reinforced earlier mass messaging about cholera and diarrheal disease in vaccinated communities. |
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