Coverage, quality, and correlates of childhood immunization in slums under national immunization program of India: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Adequate and quality immunization coverage plays a key role in controlling the outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases. Places where immunization coverage is low, vaccine preventable diseases contribute to worse health outcomes. This is especially true in Indian slum dwellings where 33.0% of the urban population live. The aim of the study was to explore the coverage, quality, and correlates of primary immunization under national immunization program among children aged 12-23 months, living in slums of Mumbai. A community based cross-sectional survey was conducted. Parents or caretakers of 550 eligible children aged 12-23 months were interviewed using a structured interview schedule. Regression analysis was used to detect correlates of full immunization coverage (children who received one

SUBMITTER: Singh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6734516 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature