Measles in Children under Six Months of Age: An Epidemiological Study

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Abstract
This study was carried out in 989 cases of measles attending the communicable disease clinic, University of Benin Teaching Hospital in the year 1977. It was found that measles is a disease of under 5 years and frequently occurs in infants. A sub-group of patients under 6 month of age were followed in their homes to study some of the socio-economic factors. It was observed that multiparity and higher age group of mother are probable factors in the increased susceptibility of children under 6 months of age. Poor environmental hygiene and low socio-economic status had a definite role in the transmission of the disease, but malnutrition was not found to be a contributory factor.

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