Immunization Coverage Amongst Children  Aged 12–23 Months Attending Opd At Urban  Health Training Centre of Lucknow, India

Dr. Daya Prakash; Dr. Pratibha Gupta; Dr. JP Srivastav

Volume : II, Issue : VI, June - 2013

Immunization Coverage Amongst Children Aged 12–23 Months Attending Opd At Urban Health Training Centre of Lucknow, India

Dr. Daya Prakash , Dr. Pratibha Gupta, Dr. Jp Srivastav

Abstract :

Back ground: Roughly three million children die each year of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) with a significant number of these children residing in developing countries. Recent estimates suggest that approximately 34 million children are not completely immunized, with almost 98%of them residing in developing countries.Objectives: To find out the extent of coverage of immunization and to suggest suitable measures to improve the coverage of immunization amongst children aged 12-23 months attending OPD at urban health training centre of Lucknow, India. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted during July 20 12 -December 2012. A total of 198 children aged 12-23 months attending out patient department(OPD) at Urban Health and Training Centre (UHTC), Era�s Lucknow Medical College , Lucknow were included in the study. Questions regarding biosocial characteristics and immunization status of the children were asked from the mother accompanying the Child. In case where the mother was not present then any other person accompanying the child was interviewed regarding biosocial characteristics and immunization status. Statistical Analysis: Data were collected, complied and tabulated using Microsoft Excel and analysed using SPSS 17.0 version for calculation of percentages. Results: In present study 74.7% of children were fully immunized, 11.1% partially immunized and 14.1% were not immunized at all. Immunization coverage due to specific vaccines coverage was highest for DPT-1 and DPT-2 doses(85.9%) and lowest for DPT-3 and OPV-3 doses(77.8%). 82.3% children were immunized with BCG vaccine. Dropout rates from the first to third dose of OPV were 8.3% and from first to third dose of DPT were 9.4%. Conclusion: Utilization of immunization services in the slums of Lucknow is low compared with other studies Millions of lives can be saved if all the families are empowered with essential health information. This again emphasizes the need to strengthen IEC activities along with regular supply of vaccine.