Epidemiological study of immunization practices in rural and urban field practice areas of Government Medical College, Patiala
Singh, H.; Singh, S.; Mohan, V.
Indian Journal of Medical Research 64(1): 17-24
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5340 PMID: 1270097 Document Number: 98096
In the rural and urban field practice areas of Government Medical College, Patiala, India, in 1972, a representative random sample of 2249 rural and 2210 urban population was studied. Immunization rates per 1000 population for smallpox, BCG, DPT were 905.9/1000, 134.9/1000, 39.7/1000, 11.4/1000 and 1.3/1000, respectively. Rate of non-immunized persons was 92.4/1000. In the rural population the rates of all these immunizations were lower; the rate of non-immunized persons was higher. Smallpox vaccination rate increased with increasing age; the rate in infants was 511/1000. Rates of BCG and DPT vaccinations were the highest in the school age group. Rates of poliomyelitis and tetanus toxoid vaccinations were the highest in the pre-school age group and in the age group of 15-44 yr, respectively. The rate of non-immunized persons decreased with increasing age. The rates of all immunizations increased with the rise in educational and economic status. Immunization practices were less prevalent among Harijans than in non-Harijans. These rates were higher in the group with good environmental sanitation status.