Open AccessImmunization coverage among children aged 12-23 months: A cross sectional study in low performing blocks of Bihar, India
Author(s) -
Chandramani Singh,
Abhisek Mishra,
Neeraj Agarwal,
Shradha Mishra,
Pallavi Lohani,
Arshad Ayub
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_619_19
Subject(s) - medicine , immunization , vaccination , cross sectional study , environmental health , vaccine preventable diseases , pediatrics , health facility , public health , demography , population , health services , measles , immunology , nursing , pathology , antigen , sociology
Immunization is one of the most cost-effective measures in public health to date, preventing at an approximately 2 to 3 million fatalities in young children every year. As per recent World Health Organisation (WHO) bulletin, these lifesaving vaccines have been successfully averted around 20 million premature deaths and 500 million disease cases. Inspite of this progress the routine vaccine coverage is slow to rise as challenges still live for the underserved, inaccessible and vulnerable children. It is therefore essential to evaluate the coverage of immunization at periodic intervals and to take the required measures to enhance the vaccination status in the State Bihar.