Article de revue
India's Universal Immunisation Programme to prevent children from preventable disease: retention and dropout approach
The Universal Immunisation Programme was integrated with the Reproductive and Child Health Programme to improve childhood immunisation in India. However, there is a lack of empirical research on understanding about childhood immunisation by the standard schedule of WHO. This study aimed to estimate the level of retention and dropouts from one vaccination to the next among Indian children aged 12—23 months.
.... Only 52·5% (33 959 of 64 702) of children aged 12—23 months have received the full course of vaccination. Children of the poorest and illiterate mothers have the lowest rate of full immunisation. 86·1% (55 688 of 64 702) of children would have been fully vaccinated if each child had been administered all three doses of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DPT) and polio vaccines and measles vaccine. The retention rate of childhood immunisation was in maximum decline between the second round of DPT and polio (70%, 95% CI 69—71) and the third round (56%, 55—57). On the other hand, if all children are brought under the health-system network by way of registering all births for BCG, the existing dropout rate at different stages of vaccination will yield 60·8% (33 869 of 55 688) of children being fully immunised.
Auteurs
Langues
- Anglais
Journal
The Lancet
Volume
S151
Type
Article de revue
Catégories
- Prestation de services
Pays
- Inde
