Outcome of Measles in Vaccinated versus Unvaccinated Children under 5 years of age

Objective

To determine the frequency of measles vaccination among children under 5 years of age presenting with measles and to compare the outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated children. Outcomes were defined as (i) prolonged hospital admission of two days or more (primary outcome, taken as the marker of severe disease) and (ii) measles-related complications (secondary outcome).