Cluster sampling methodology to evaluate immunization coverage

作     者：Aishwarya Sharma RB Jain Jitesh Satija Aditi Sharma Avani Sharma Sudhir Shekhawat 

作者机构：Department of Community MedicineSchool of Medical Sciences&ResearchSharda UniversityGreater Noida 201306UPIndia Department of Community MedicineWorld College of Medical Sciences&ResearchJhajjar 124103HaryanaIndia Department of Community MedicineESIC Medical College&HospitalFaridabad 121012HaryanaIndia Department of Community MedicineHamdard Institute of Medical Sciences&ResearchNew Delhi 110062India Department of Community MedicinePt.B.D.Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical SciencesRohtak 124001HaryanaIndia Independent BiostatisticianGhaziabad 201014UPIndia 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Methodology》 (世界方法学杂志)

年 卷 期：2024年第14卷第3期

页      面：78-89页

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Immunization coverage Children COVID 19 pandemic Vaccines Family health Routine immunization 

摘      要：BACKGROUND Immunization is a key component of primary health care and an indisputable human *** are critical to the prevention and control of infectious disease *** coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic and associated disruptions over the past two years have strained the health systems,with many children missing out on essential childhood *** To evaluate the immunization coverage among 12-23-month-old children in the rural areas of Community Health Centre(CHC)Dighal and to determine the factors influencing the existing immunization *** A coverage evaluation survey was conducted according to the 30-cluster sampling technique,which is the standard methodology for such surveys devised by World Health Organization.A total of 300 children aged 12-23 months were included,whose immunization details were noted from their immunization *** Full immunization rate was noted in 86.7%of the children,with partial and non-immunized children accounting for 9%and 4.3%*** full immunization dropout rate was 4.2%.The common reasons for partial or non-immunization were family problem including illness of mother,vaccine not being available and child being *** of birth(P=0.014)and availability of immunization card(P0.001)were significant predictors of the immunization *** the study was conducted in 2020/2021,health services were disrupted due to the COVID-19 *** Due to the coverage being higher than the national average,it was concluded that the immunization coverage was optimal and not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.