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Childhood
immunization is a cost effective public health strategy. Expanded
Programme on immunization (EPI) services have been provided in Anambra
East local government area of Anambra State mainly through the health
facilities in the LGA.
Objective
The objective of this survey was to assess vaccination coverage andits
determinants in this rural suburb in Nigeria.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in October 2010, which included the
use of interviewer-administered questionnaire to assess knowledge of
mothers of children aged 12-23 months on childhood immunization and
vaccination coverage of the children. Survey participants were selected
using a multistage sampling method. Vaccination coverage was assessed by
vaccination card and material history. A child was said to be fully
vaccinated if he or she had received all the following vaccines: a dose of
BCG, three doses of OPV and DPT, and one dose of measles by the time he
or she was enrolled in the survey. Person chi-square (x2) test
was performed to identify determinants of full immunization status.
Results
250 mothers and 250 children (each mother had one eligible child) were
included in the survey. 80 (32%) of the children were fully immunized
while 112 (44.8%) were not immunized from the vaccination cards while with
maternal history 86 (34.4%) were fully immunized, though this difference
was not statistically significant P = 0.210 45 (26.5%) of 170 children who
defaulted had visited a health facility s Conclusion/Recommendations It
is therefore concluded that despite all the efforts made by
the government, the vaccination coverage in this rural suburb is still at
a level that does not provide high protection (80%) against DPT/ OPV and
even measles. To improve on the low immunization coverage, attention
should be paid to female education, health education, capacity building
of the immunization service providers and supportive supervision
TOPIC: EVALUATION OF THE IMMUNIZATION STATUS OF CHILDREN IN A RURAL SUBURB OF ANAMBRA STATE – A CASE STUDY OF ANAMBRA EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Format: MS Word
Chapters: 1 - 5
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Number of Pages: 70
Price: 3000 NGN
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