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Measles and rubella (MR) can cause morbidity and mortality. The government's action to prevent the incidence of this disease is the MR immunization program. Decreased coverage of MR immunization can increase the incidence of measles and rubella. One of the barriers to the success of immunization is the public's concern about the occurrence of adverse events following immunization (AEFI). This study aims to identifying risk factors for serious adverse events following immunization after Measles Rubella. The data collected subsequently were analyzed using Chi-square Fisher Exact test for univariate and bivariate analysis. Logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis. Result show143 subjects, 43 subjects were obtained with serious MR AEFI. Ages range 1-5 years dominated the serious MR AEFI group, which was 88.3%. Male gender was found in 51.2% serious AEFI Group. Host factors and environmental factors were analyzed in this study. We found that from the overall risk factors analyzed, history of allergy and low maternal education had higher risk of 3.67 times (95% CI: 1.25-11.11) and 6.99 times (95% CI: 2.21-12.22) respectively for the onset of serious MR AEFI compared with subjects with no history of allergy and middle to high maternal education. Meanwhile, other risk factors did not have any significant association.