A Cluster Survey for Determination of Regular Vaccination Coverage among Children

Authors

  • Harishchandra Shah District Health Office, Kailali, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.320

Abstract

One of the objectives of the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) is to achieve and sustain
vaccination coverage to >90%. The coverage is not uniform within the districts, some of the areas
showing more than 100% while others are far behind. The objective of the survey was to determine
the coverage of immunization among children 12-23 months of age inRautahat District of Nepal.
A cross-sectional method was applied with the 30-cluster sampling method followed by taking a
sample of 210 children. The structured questionnaire requesting information about socio-economic
characteristics, vaccination, history of vaccination, doses of vaccines, and vaccination records were
used for collecting data.
The coverage responses according to history from mothers for BCG, DPTHb-3, Polio3 and Measles
immunizations were 96.7%, 90.0%, 97.6% and 78.1% respectively. By analyzing the records of the
sampled Village Development Committees (VDCs), the coverage for the same vaccines was 88.1%,
78.1%, 79.0, 73.8% respectively. The drop-out of BCG versus measles was also very high. The District
Health Office (DHO) reports were remarkably higher than the coverage of immunizations obtained
by the survey, showing additional number of the target children.
Key words: coverage; cluster survey; immunization; vaccination

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Published

2008-04-01

How to Cite

Shah, H. (2008). A Cluster Survey for Determination of Regular Vaccination Coverage among Children. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 47(170). https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.320

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 170 (2008)

Section

Short Communication

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