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136 | Child <strong>Health</strong><br />

The difference in vaccination coverage by 12-month cohorts from the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS<br />

supports a trend towards increased vaccination coverage in <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> compared with previous surveys.<br />

An analysis <strong>of</strong> long-term trends in coverage is shown in Figure 11.2. The percentage <strong>of</strong> children 12-<br />

23 months who are fully vaccinated dropped substantially between the 1997 IDHS <strong>and</strong> the 2002<br />

MICS, primarily because <strong>of</strong> the total disruption <strong>of</strong> all health services following the struggle for<br />

independence from Indonesian rule. Coverage has since risen to a high <strong>of</strong> 53 percent in the most<br />

recent DHS. Compared with coverage in the 2003 DHS, coverage against all vaccine antigens<br />

increased significantly in the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS. The percentage <strong>of</strong> children fully vaccinated nearly<br />

tripled, increasing from 18 percent in 2003 to 53 percent in <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong>. However, it is important to note<br />

that while the 2003 DHS considered full immunization to include four polio doses, including polio 0<br />

given at birth, the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> survey does not require children to have received polio 0 in order to have<br />

received all basic vaccinations. Recalculating the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS data to include polio 0 in the<br />

estimate <strong>of</strong> children fully immunized confirms that coverage has increased two <strong>and</strong> a half times, from<br />

18 percent in 2003 to 46 percent in <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong>. The percentage who received no vaccination is reported<br />

at 18 percent in 2003, which is less than the current <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS estimate <strong>of</strong> 23 percent. Although<br />

the percentage <strong>of</strong> children fully immunized increased between the 2003 DHS <strong>and</strong> the 2007 TLSLS,<br />

the relatively lower coverage in the latter survey conducted two years before the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS<br />

could be attributed to the disruption <strong>of</strong> health services following the 2006 civil unrest.<br />

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60<br />

50<br />

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30<br />

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Figure 11.2 Trends in Children 12-23 Months Fully<br />

Immunized<br />

Percent <strong>of</strong> children 12-23 months<br />

56<br />

17<br />

5<br />

59<br />

18<br />

IDHS 1997 MICS 2002 DHS 2003* TLSLS 2007* TLDHS <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong>*<br />

* Includes 4 doses <strong>of</strong> polio<br />

u = unavailable<br />

11.4 ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION<br />

18<br />

27<br />

Fully immunized No vaccinations<br />

u0<br />

46<br />

23<br />

<strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong><br />

Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is one <strong>of</strong> the leading causes <strong>of</strong> death among young children<br />

in <strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong>. In the case <strong>of</strong> pneumonia, early diagnosis <strong>and</strong> treatment with antibiotics can prevent a<br />

large proportion <strong>of</strong> deaths due to acute respiratory infection (ARI). The prevalence <strong>of</strong> ARI in the<br />

<strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS was estimated by asking mothers whether their children under age 5 had been ill<br />

with a cough accompanied by short, rapid breathing in the two weeks preceding the survey. These<br />

symptoms, though compatible with pneumonia, are subjective (i.e., mother’s perception <strong>of</strong> illness)<br />

<strong>and</strong> were not validated by a medical examination. Table 11.5 shows the percentage <strong>of</strong> children under<br />

5 years who had a cough accompanied by short, rapid breathing (symptoms <strong>of</strong> ARI).

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