Building evidence for coverage of fully vaccinated children of 12–23 months of age across Districts of North India, 2015

Ashok Kumar Bhardwaj, Dinesh Kumar, Sushant Sharma, Anmol Gupta, Vishav Chander, Abhilash Sood

Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2017 42(4):197-199

Context: Unprecedented low coverage (63%) of fully vaccinated (FV) children in the recent round of national survey district level household (HH) and facility survey 4 (DLHS-4) propelled health system of Himachal Pradesh for an independent rapid assessment of FV coverage. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the FV coverage among 12–23-month old children in the state. Settings and Design: A community-based survey with an interviewer-administered questionnaire was carried out in all 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh from September 2015 to January 2016. Subject and Methods: WHO 30 × 7 cluster technique was used. Statistical Analysis Used: Chi-square and unpaired Student's t-test along with 95% confidence intervals. Results: A total of 2492 children across 35,551 HHs (2.4% of state share) were surveyed with FV coverage of 98.1% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 97.5–98.6) and 86% (95% CI: 84.6–87.3) based on history and card, respectively. Conclusions: The reported FV coverage in the current study was observed too high in the state as reported in earlier round of the national surveys (except DLHS-4).

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