A descriptive study of Measles outbreak in Lahore, Pakistan in 2013

Abstract

Measles outbreak in Pakistan resulted in huge number of deaths. The purpose of study was to determine the prevalence of measles in Lahore city during the measles outbreak in 2013, the risk factors of vaccine failure and to find out the reasons of measles outbreak. The study was descriptive type and all the data was collected from the patients. Patients were divided into different categories on the basis of their gender, age, out/in patient, vaccination status and the different complications which are developed by patients along with measles. All the results were analyzed by unpaired t-test and one way ANOVA. All the results are significantly different from each other (p˂0.05). Non-immunization is the major cause of this outbreak and leads to measles infection and its complications. Vaccination and treatment facilities should be equal for both genders and children of different age groups should be vaccinated so that the measles outbreaks can be avoided in future.