STATUS OF IMMUNIZATION IN YOUNG CHILDREN
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Objectives: To determine the immunization status of young children coming to a tertiary care hospital from various districts of KPK and FATA.
Material and Methods: This observational, cross sectional study was conducted in Department of Child Health Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, from March 2011 to September 2014. Relevant information was noted on a questionnaire prepared in accordance to aims and objectives of the study.
Results: A total 432, parents of children having ages 1-5 years visiting Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar were interviewed. 276 (63.8%) were male, whereas 156 (36.1%) were female. Majority of the study population (86.3%) was belonging to rural areas. Out of 432 children, only 205 (47.4%) were fully vaccinated, 107(24.8%) partially vaccinated, 120 (27.8%) were non-vaccinated, whereas 227 (52.6%) children were under vaccinated (non-vaccinated + partially vaccinated). Among 276 male patients, 127 (46.01%) and among 156 female patients 78(50%) were fully vaccinated, 79 male (28.6%) and 41 female (26.7%) were non-vaccinated, whereas 70 male (25.3%) and 37 female (23.7%) were partially vaccinated and 149 (53.9%) male and 78 female (50%) were under vaccinated. Out of 59 children from urban areas, 36 (61.01%), out of 373 children from rural area 169 (45.3%) were fully vaccinated; 9(15.2%) from urban and 111 (29.7%) from rural areas were non-vaccinated; 14 (23.7%) from urban and 93 (24.93%) from rural areas were partially vaccinated; whereas 23 (38.98%) from urban and 204 (54.69%) from rural areas were under vaccinated.
Conclusion: Immunization coverage is low in children of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. The proportion of immunized children in rural areas of KPK and FATA is lower as compared to urban areas.
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