Prevalence of missed opportunities for measles immunization in rural areas of Gujarat.
Indian J Pediatr
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2001 Jul; 68(7): 609-12
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-84086
ABSTRACT
To assess the prevalence of missed opportunities for measles immunization, reason for their occurrence and potential aspect of avoiding them on measles immunization coverage a cross sectional study in 40 clusters of 4 villages, Ardi, Valasan, Chikhodra and Bamroli having a population of twenty four thousand was carried out. A total of 300 children between the age group 9-24 months were included in the study. Immunization status of each child was recorded either from immunization card or maternal recall. Coverage for measles vaccine was 78.66%. Prevalence of missed opportunity was 15.33%. It was found that significant increase in measles coverage can be achieved upto 94% if all missed opportunities for measles vaccine are avoided.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Measles Vaccine
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Cluster Analysis
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Population Surveillance
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Patient Compliance
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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