Estimate Coverage Rate and Efficiency of Social Mobilization for Nationwide bOPV and MR Vaccination Campaign in Libya, 2017

The main goal of vaccination in a campaign is to strengthen the immunity of people. The study aims to assess
the vaccination coverage rate of the campaign, the efficiency of social mobilization, and parental awareness.
Materials & Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in Msallata city from 8 Jan to 16 Mar 2018. Data collection
was associated with children who belonged to the targeted age group. The source of data was from parents being met randomly in
different public areas. The vaccines given in the campaign were bOPV for children below 6 years of age and MMR for children within
the age range of 3-5 years. The questions to know the parental response and effectiveness of social mobilization.
Results: 1194 children were scanned for receiving bOPV vaccine, and 637 for receiving MMR vaccine through the campaign. The
coverage rate of bOPV was 92.5%, while MMR was 93%. The main reasons for unvaccinated healthy children (89 unvaccinated
children) were unsatisfied parents to SIAs (36%), busy in jobs (37%), and no idea about the campaign (27%), while 11 of the
unvaccinated children were sick. Parents who heard late after launching the campaign were 63%. Campaign information to parents was
from TV (30%), health officers (16%), Facebook (16%), and SMS (13%) (P-value <0.05). Parents' satisfaction with the campaign was
very high (95%).
Conclusion: The study demonstrated that the campaign was close to achieving the target coverage rate (95%). Accurate preparation
and appropriate microplanning with trained staff will contribute to vaccination