Abstract

Immunization status of the children age (1 to 5 years) and factors associated with incomplete and no immunization in a Tertiary-care Hospital. STUDY DESIGN: This was hospital based prospective cross sectional descriptive study, conducted in Government Medical College and Hospital Patiala, Punjab. MATERIAL AND METHODS:150 children aged (1 to 5 year ) without any immunodeficiency or in immunocompromised state, whose parents gave informed consent were enrolled in this study. Parents were individually administered a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed by using statistical package for social science software and p value <0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: In our study, Out of the 150 children, 99 (66%) were fully immunized, 51 (34%) were incomplete immunized and none of the children failed to receive a single vaccine. 1.3% and 7.3% of the children didn’t get OPV2 and OPV3 vaccines respectively. 0.7% , 1.3% and 7.3% of the children didn’t get pentavalent1, pentavalent 2 and pentavalent 3. 12.7% of children didn’t have 1st and 2nd dose of PCV and 18% didn’t have 3rd dose of PCV. IPV1 and IPV2 doses were not received by 10% and 20.7% of the children respectively. Rota 1 and Rota 2 vaccines were not received by 10% and 20.7% of the children respectively. 17.3% and 20.7% didn’t get Measles/Rubella 1 and Measles/Rubella 2 doses respectively. DPT booster 1 and 2 were not received by 20.7% and 14% of the children respectively. In this study, among males (73.3%) had completed their immunization as compared to females (61.1%) p value(0.122). Significantly more children had completed their immunization who had educated parents either father or mother. Among nuclear families, 67.2% had complete immunization as compared to joint families (65.1%). Urban children (83.6%) had more immunization as compared to rural (53.9%) with significant p value (<0.001). Among socioeconomic status,as the economic status improved rate of immunization improved. Causes of incompletely immunization were lack of knowledge about importance of immunization(18);(p < 0.001),sick at time of immunization (20) (p<0.001) side effect of immunization(9), parents forgot about immunization(17); ( p <0.001), date of next immunization was not told to 10 children( p< 0.001), Immunization center was far away from home for 6 children( p value 0.001).

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