Preventing vaccine drop-outs: Geographic and system-level barriers to full immunization coverage among children in Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Global interventions on routine immunization aim to achieve at least 90 % immunization coverage of all vaccines as per national immunization schedules, aligning with the Immunization Agenda 2030. Despite significant global progress, regions like Uttar Pradesh (UP), India's most populous state, require more efforts to meet this target.

Methods

In 2021, a quantitative survey was conducted with 10,591 mothers/caregivers of children aged 0-15 months and 479 linked community health workers (Accredited Social Health Activists, ASHAs) responsible for connecting these families with vaccine services across 444 rural villages in UP. We developed a coverage cascade to assess the coverage of all basic vaccines (1 dose of each BCG and MR, and 3 doses each of DPT/Penta and Polio

SUBMITTER: Prakash R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840531 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature