Assessment of Vaccine Coverage by 30 Cluster Sampling Technique in Rural Gandhinagar, Gujarat

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  • Jay K. Sheth
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Results: Coverage for BCG, OPV3, DPT3 & Measles were 92.04%, 85.23%, 83.71% & 82.20% respectively. BCG scar was seen in 83.95% of children out of those who received BCG. The proportions of fully immunized children were 79.55%. Unimmunized children were 4.16%. Dropout rate was 9.05% for BCG-DPT3, 10.69% for BCG-Measles & 7.53% for DPT1-DPT3. Compared to NFHS3 (2005-06) as well as DLHS3 (Gandhinagar district, 2007-08) the current survey shows higher coverage for all vaccines except measles which was higher in DLHS3 (87.3%). Gender wise difference in the coverage of different vaccines or various dropout rates was not statistically significant.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012