ASSESMENT OF EXPANDED PROGRAM ON IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE IN CHILDREN LESS THAN TWO YEARS COMING TO PAEDS OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT SERVICES HOSPITAL LAHORE
Journal: Indo American Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IAJPS) (Vol.05, No. 05)Publication Date: 2018-05-20
Authors : Muhammad Bilal Shakeel Mazhar Muhammad Rashid Ali;
Page : 4165-4177
Keywords : Expanded program on immunization; Coverage; Failure reasons.;
Abstract
Background: expanded program on immunization is carried out to protect all children against nine vaccine preventable diseases; still many children don't receive vaccination at proper age. The purpose of EPI is to initiate a collective effort to reduce the mortality results from EPI target disease by immunizing children of age less than two years. Hence, monitoring immunization coverage performance is essential for improving the quality of services and current immunization status. Study design: cross-sectional study Study setting: PAEDS Outpatient department of services Hospital Lahore. Study duration: 1st May to 30th may 2015: 1 month Materials and methods: Non probability convenient sampling technique was used. Every Mother of the child less than two years was personally interviewed and a preformed questionnaire was filled in. Data was analyzed using SPSS. Results: 88.7% children received complete immunization till required for their age at proper time according to expanded program on immunization schedule while 7.2% %children were partially immunized and 4.1 % children were non-immunized. Reasons behind incomplete immunization were 27.3% parents of children were not willing for immunization while reasons given by parents for child being not immunized were lack of information in 9.1%, false beliefs in 18.2%, vaccination center not approachable in 45.5%, child sickness in 18.2% and unavailability of vaccinator in 9.1%. Conclusion: The immunization coverage among children was found to be comparatively high and the major reasons for failure of immunization among children were inaccessibility of vaccination center, misconceptions among parents, child sickness and lack of information. Keywords: Expanded program on immunization, Coverage, Failure reasons.
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