Evaluation of measles immunization coverage in rural area of central India using WHO EPI 30 cluster survey method

Monday, 22nd of May 2017

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171781

Evaluation of measles immunization coverage in rural area of central India using WHO EPI 30 cluster survey method

Shailendra Meena D. M. Saxena Vishal Bankwar Pratibha Meena

 

Abstract

 

Background: Measles is one of the most infectious diseases known to humankind and an important cause of death and disability among children worldwide. In 2010 the World Health Assembly set milestones towards global measles eradication to be reached by 2015. One of the milestones is to Increase in routine coverage with the first dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV1) for children aged 1 year to ≥90% nationally and ≥80% in every district.

Methods: A community based cross sectional study was carried out in rural area of Bhopal district central India from September 2014 to November 2014. The WHO EPI 30-cluster survey methodology was used as sampling method. A pre designed and pre tested questionnaire was used to collect information on immunization coverage. Data was entered into Microsoft Excel and was analyzed by using EPI Info version 7.

Results: The mean age of study subjects was 17.7 months with SD of 3.64. Out of total 210 subjects 57.2% were boys and 42.8 % were girls. Our study findings suggest that 92% of the children were vaccinated for MCV1 vaccine and 8 % were not received MCV1 vaccine. The association of place of delivery with MCV1 vaccination status was found statistically significant (P <0.001).

Conclusions: We found high measles vaccination coverage in the field practice area as compared to other surveys. Main reasons found behind noncompliance were unawareness about Universal Immunization programme lack of information about Measles and its complications away from home on the session day long distance of session site from home.