Demand-side determinants of timely vaccination of oral polio vaccine in social mobilization network areas of CORE Group polio project in Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children who receive all doses of scheduled vaccines reduce their susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases. In India, full immunization coverage has increased significantly. However, only a small proportion of children are immunized on time. Globally, studies on factors affecting coverage of childhood immunization have found a significant impact by demand and supply-side determinants. This paper explores the demand-side determinants of timely immunization of the third dose of oral polio vaccine (OPV3) among children aged 6-11 months in the catchment areas of CORE Group Polio Project India.

Methods

We analyzed secondary de-identified data from a household level 'Doers and Non-doers survey' conducted in 2015. Determinants of timely OPV3 immunization were ident

SUBMITTER: Choudhary M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5956729 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature