creators_name: Nath, Bhola creators_name: Singh , JV creators_name: Awasthi, Shally creators_name: Bhushan, Vidya creators_name: Kumar, Vishwajeet creators_name: Singh, SK creators_id: bholanath75@yahoo.co.in editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas editors_id: Kakkilaya BS type: journale datestamp: 2008-06-02 00:34:09 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:07 metadata_visibility: show title: KAP Study on Immunization of Children in a City of North India – A 30 Cluster Survey ispublished: pub subjects: OJHAS full_text_status: public keywords: Immunization, KAP study, 30 cluster sampling abstract: Background: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practices about immunization among respondents of children aged 12-23 months. Methods: A total of 510 respondents were interviewed in the urban slums of Lucknow district of India, using 30 cluster sampling technique from January 2005 to April 2005. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to elicit the information about the knowledge, attitude and practices of the respondents regarding immunization. Results: Knowledge regarding the disease prevented, number of doses and correct age of administration of BCG was highest among all the categories of respondents. The paramedical worker was the main source of information to the respondents of completely (52.0%) and partially immunized (48.5%) children while community leaders for unimmunized children. Those availing private facilities were more completely immunized, as compared to the government facilities. 55.8% of those who took 20 minutes to reach the immunization site were completely immunized as compared to 64.1% of those who took more than 20 minutes. Conclusion: Considering the incomplete knowledge, and inappropriate practices of the people, the policy makers and medical professionals require Herculean efforts to raise the knowledge and to break the old beliefs of the people date: 2008-04-10 date_type: published publication: Online Journal Of Health and Allied Sciences volume: 7 number: 1 publisher: Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. Pandey RP, Yazbeck AS. Beyond National Averages for Immunization in India: Income, Gender, and Regional Inequalities. 1999. Page 5-7 2. Henderson RH, Sundaresan T. Cluster sampling to assess immunisation coverage: a review of experience with a simplified sample method. Bulletin of World Health Organization. 1982;60(2):253-260. 3. National Family Health Survey, Uttar Pradesh. Mortality, Morbidity and Immunization. 1998-99:137,139 4. Lwanga SK, Lemeshow S. Sample size determination in Health studies, A practical manual. WHO Geneva;1991. p.1 5. Evaluate Service Coverage, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India, New Delhi. 1992. 6. National Population policy 2000, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi. Government of India. 2000 7. Singh MC, Badole CM, Singh MP. Immunization coverage and the knowledge and practice of mothers regarding immunization in rural area. Indian Journal of Public Health.1994;38(3):103-107. 8. Gulati N, Sahgal K, Gogia V, Jain BK. Factors influencing immunisation status of urban and rural children in Delhi. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 1990;15(4):180-184. 9. National Family Health Survey, India. Mortality, Morbidity and Immunization, 1998-99;213 citation: Nath, Bhola and Singh , JV and Awasthi, Shally and Bhushan, Vidya and Kumar, Vishwajeet and Singh, SK (2008) KAP Study on Immunization of Children in a City of North India – A 30 Cluster Survey. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/6082/1/2008-1-2.pdf