Status of immunization in young children

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. © 2016,khyber medical college. all rights reserved.