Département de Nutrition, Laboratoire de protection maternelle et infantile, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles(CRSN) Lwiro, DS/BUKAVU, Sud Kivu, RD Congo
The present retrospective study carried out in Miti Murhesa health area, DR Congo from February 2013 to July 2014 aims to reduce the morbi mortality of pygmy children. It includes only Buyungule, Cibuga, Cirharhangwa and Muyange sites. These specific objectives are to identify the factors which block the vaccination to pygmies, to determine the vaccinal coverage rate to pygmies to (EPV) Enlarge Program of Vaccination and the prevalence of the measles in pygmy populations. This study stands up only to determine the vaccinal state of pygmy children living in the four sites from 0 to 59 months; the study focuses in Miti Murhesa health zone where we find so many pygmies especially in CHOMBO health area. We have realized that pygmy children are not vaccinated, and this is justified by the vaccinal coverage rate of 21,31% with a prevalence due to measles of about 19% in those sites. We have specified in this study the different factors which block the vaccination to pygmies: The ignorance, the fight of injection, cultural belief, and low Instructions level
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