5. IS NOT GAINING FULL POPULARITY DESPITE LOT OF EFFORTS BY GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR
6. OBJECTIVE- To study the immunization status and reason for non immunization in the first two years of life in rural areas of Bareilly.
7. MATERIAL AND METHOD- Unit of study: children age group of 12-23 months WHO thirty cluster methodology was used. Fill up the immunization schedule of each child aged 12-23 months on pre-design and pre-tested Performa by trained field workers
10. Out of 767 children between 12 - 23 months of age 71.7% were immunized with BCG vaccine. DPT - I, II & III was given to 56.3%, 43.4% & 35.6% children respectively. Coverage of OPV - I, II & III was in 43.8%, 43.7 & 35.7% Children respectively. Measles vaccination was found in 46.1% children.
12. Approximately 29.3% children between 12 – 23 months of age were fully immunized, 21.9% were not immunized and the remaining 48.5% were partially immunized.
14. Out of 726 children between 24 – 35 months of age only 15.3 % & 15.0 % were immunized against DPT & OPV Boosters. 14.7 % & 9.0 % children were administrated the 2nd & 3rd dose of Vitamin-A.
16. Most of immunization for all vaccine were given at Government hospital ranges from BCG (49.0 %) to OPV-lll (65.3) followed by at home ranges from DPT-lll (25.6 %) to BCG (38.5%) Remaining were at private health clinic (3.1-8.3 %) and <4% at camps
18. The most common reason for non-immunization was unawareness of the need for vaccination (47.5%) and second major reason was unavailability of services within reach (38.3%). Remaining 11.8%, 1.1%, 0.6% & 0.08% reasons were place and time of immunization not known, family problem, fear of side effect, child ill & child was too young respectively.
19. THE QUESTION IS UNANSWERED- WHO IS RESPONSIBLE ???