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Objective:To determine theimmunization (29%) at Divisional Headquarters Hospital,
coverage of individual vaccine according to WHO Faisalabad, Pakistan. Fifty eight percent were
expanded programme on immunizationand male and 42% were female. Only 63% children
determinefactors causing hindrance inpoorly were fully vaccinated according to EPI schedule
immunized cases. with individual percentage of82.4% for BCG,
Methodology: This was cross sectional 77.5% for OPV &Pentavalent (3 doses) and
descriptive studyconducted at pediatrics 67.3% for Measles (2 doses). Most of the children
departments of Madinah Teaching Hospital and (716; 44.8%) got vaccinated from mobile teams.
Divisional Headquarter Hospital, Faisalabad, over The main reasons for unvaccination or incomplete
a period of one year from May 2012 to April 2013. vaccination were unawareness (42.6%) and nonA totalof 1600 parents,who hadchildren between availability of nearby facility (21.5%).
13 months to 2 years of age visiting the pediatrics Conclusion:The immunization coverage
outpatient departments, were interviewed.They according to EPI is not up to the mark, whichcan
were inquired about different aspects of be a major contributory factor towards high Infant
awareness regarding EPI, national immunization and under 5 mortality in Pakistan. More efforts are
days (NIDs), source of vaccination and different required to create awareness and availability of
reasons for not being vaccinated. The data were vaccination at doorstep of the people. (Rawal Med
analyzed by SPSS version 20. J 2013;38: 417-421).
Results: Out of 1600 children, 1132 (71%) were Key words: Vaccination, expanded programme
enrolled at Madinah Teaching Hospital and 468 on immunization (EPI), measles epidemic.
Muhammad Asim Ikram, Aisha Sajid, Faiza Irshad, Sadia Zafar. (2013) Immunization coverage of children according to expanded programme on immunization; where do we stand?, , Volume-38, Issue-4.
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