WHY GUIDELINES ON TETANUS VACCINATION IN PREGNANCY SHOULD BE REVIEWED
| Name | BUSOGA HEALTH FORUM |
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| Activity Title | WHY GUIDELINES ON TETANUS VACCINATION IN PREGNANCY SHOULD BE REVIEWED |
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| Details | Neonatal mortality due to tetanus remains a cause of preventable mortality in
Uganda despite the 81% TD vaccination coverage.
• It is a silent killer : WHO 2019
• The efficiency of antibody transfer is low until 32-34 WOA (Chu & Englund, 2014)
• Maternal antibodies are estimated to wane within a year. (Liang et al., 2018)
• Uganda’s 2022 maternal Td vaccination guidelines contradict the other
guidelines which recommend vaccination between 27-36WOA.
• To sustain the elimination, there in need to improve the current practices.
• We aimed to determine prevalence and factors associated with transfer of
protective levels of anti-tetanus antibodies among newborns. |
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| Competence | General Medicine |
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| Start Date | 15-02-2024 |
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| End Date | 15-02-2024 |
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| Event Time | 11:00 AM |
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| Location | Zoom |
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| Cost (UGX) | 0 |
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| CPD Points | 2 |
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