Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2015

IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE IN INDIA: A STUDY BY USING NFHS–III DATA.

M. Mamatha, V. Nageswara Rao

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<p>Present study attempts to explore the coverage of vaccination status among children aged 0 to 9 months using the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS–III) data. Vaccines stimulate the body‘s own immune system to protect the person against subsequent infection or disease. Immunization plays an important role in reducing child mortality and morbidity of any country. In India the maternal and child health is not promoted aggressively except in few cases which are either at high risk or only in reach of a certain set of people. Relatively more number of the urban than the rural is utilizing the immunization program. Coverage of all vaccines is better among the urban than rural and coverage of all vaccines is seen to be slightly higher among the male than to female. Coverage pattern of the Measles vaccine and Vitamin–A supplement is not up to the level of satisfaction among the child population.</p>

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M.Mamatha, V.Nageswara Rao mmunization Coverage in India: a Study by using Nfhs-Iii Data Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 12 December 2015

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