Vaccine preventable diseases in eastern Maharashtra--a hospital based analysis
Rao, S.P.; Bharambe, M.S.
Indian Pediatrics 28(6): 629-633
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-6061 PMID: 1748511 Document Number: 377178
A retrospective study of hospital admissions of six vaccine preventable diseases from 1982-86 was carried out to save as a baseline data for future evaluation of vaccination programmes. Children between 1-4 years predominated the admissions in all diseases except whooping cough. The frequency of admissions of tuberculosis showed no change. Measles showed classical cyclical trend. Male female ratio was 1.8: 1.0. The mortality rate in meningeal tuberculosis was not influenced by the immunization status. Relatively small number of admissions of diphtheria and whooping cough indicates a decline due to natural causes or due to intervention programmes.