Immunization Status In A Slum In Chandigarh (U.T) India: A Perspective To Enhance The Service

Abstract

Globally, around 10 million children die per year and over 27 million infants in the world do not get full routine immunization. Method: All the children aged 0-60 months, residing in a rehabilitation colony were enumerated assessed for immunization. The standard criteria for full partial and no immunization were used. Results: The overall coverage for various vaccines was BCG 86.5%, DPT1/OPV1 84.2%, DPT2/OPV2 82.2%, DPT3/OPV3 80.7%, DPT Booster 42.9%.A dropout rate (for DPT) of 4.16% was observed in the present study. Conclusion---Rapid growth, high population density and low coverage in urban slums calls for growing emphasis on Immunization coverage.