A study on determinants of immunization coverage among 12-23 months old children in urban slums of Lucknow district, India.
Indian J Med Sci
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2007 Nov; 61(11): 598-606
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-67075
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT To find out the suitable factors for raising the coverage of immunization. AIMS:
To determine the coverage and to identify the various factors of primary immunization. SETTINGS ANDDESIGN:
Urban slums of Lucknow district. METHODS ANDMATERIAL:
WHO 30-cluster sampling technique was used for the selection of the subjects. Mother, father or relative of a total of 510 children with 17 children per cluster were interviewed in the study. StatisticalAnalysis:
Chi-square test, binary logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression analysis were done to test the statistical significance of the association.RESULTS:
About 44% of the children studied were fully immunized. Multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that an illiterate mother (OR=4.0), Muslim religion (OR=2.5), scheduled caste or tribes (OR=2.3) and higher birth order (OR approximately 2) were significant independent predictors of the partial immunized status of the child; while those associated with the unimmunized status of the child were low socioeconomic status (OR=10.8), Muslim religion (OR=4.3), higher birth order (OR=4.3), home delivery (OR=3.6) and belonging to a joint family (OR=2.1).Conclusions:
The status of complete immunization is about half of what was proposed to be achieved under the Universal Immunization Program. This emphasizes the imperative need for urgent intervention to address the issues of both dropout and lack of access, which are mainly responsible for partial immunization and nonimmunization respectively.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Urban Population
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Poverty Areas
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Immunization
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Health Care Surveys
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Health Services Accessibility
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India
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Infant
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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