Assessment of Sociodemographic Factors Affecting Immunization Status of Children in Age Group of 12-23 Months in a Rural Area.
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2013-05
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Background: Immunization is a powerful and cost
effective weapon against vaccine preventable diseases. In
India ‘Expanded Programme of Immunization, (EPI) was
launched in 1978. But today also immunization coverage in
India is comparatively low and far from satisfaction.
Objectives: 1. To assess immunization status of children in
age group between 12-24 months. 2. To study the
sociodemographic factors affecting immunization status.
Method : 30*7 cluster sampling method was used to assess
sociodemographic factors affecting immunization status of
children in age group of 12-23 months in rural area of Beed
district (Maharashtra) in India. Results : Out of total 210
children surveyed, 165 (78.57%) were fully immunized,
43(20.48%) were partially immunized and 2(0.95%) were
unimmunized. Immunization status of child was found not
to be associated with the gender and type of family of child.
It was significantly associated with religion, place of birth
and availability of immunization card. Immunization status
of children went on significantly improving as their mother’s
education level increased (p<0.05), but fathers education
had no influence. Immunization status of children was found
directly related to their socioeconomic class and inversely
to birth order. The highest (86.25%) coverage for complete
immunization was among the children having birth order
II. Immunization status went on decreasing as birth order
increased and was the lowest (50.00%) among those having
birth order V. Conclusion : To improve immunization
coverage in rural area improvement in female literacy and
female education is necessary. Similarly improvement in
socioeconomic status, limiting the family size and increasing
hospital deliveries will lead to improvement in immunization
coverage. Also parents should be encouraged to preserve
immunization cards of their children as long as possible.
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immunization, cluster sampling, sociodemographic factors
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Malkar Vilas R, Joge Umesh S, Khadilakar Hrishikesh, Choudhari Sonali G, Lakde Rajesh N. Assessment of Sociodemographic Factors Affecting Immunization Status of Children in Age Group of 12-23 Months in a Rural Area. Indian Medical Gazette. 2013 May ; 147 (5): 164-169.