Xavier Institute of Management

Bhubaneswar

Reality of Child Immunization

Submitted To
Dr. Suchitra Pal

Submitted By
Group – 8
Section – A
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Roll No Name
UM17011 Abhishek Sahu
UM17014 Aditi Dhawan
UM17015 Aditya Manchanda
UM17018 Bhaskar Jain
UM17025 Kashyapi Rath
UM17051 Shilpi Agarwal

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Introduction

 Vaccination is a proven and one of the most cost-effective child survival interventions 1.
All countries in the world have an immunization programme to deliver selected vaccines
to the targeted beneficiaries, specially focusing on pregnant women, infants and children,
who are at a high risk of diseases preventable by vaccines.

 The first vaccine (small pox) was discovered in 1798. The most striking success of these
efforts has been the eradication of smallpox disease from the planet.

 Still, the implementation of vaccination programme and ensuring that the benefits of
vaccines reach to each and every possible beneficiary is a challenging task.

 Still 2.7 million children die every year due to lack of proper vaccination. The most recent
wave of NFHS finds that immunisation coverage has now increased to 62% in 2015-16
compared to 44% in 2005-06.

 The graphs below show the coverage of different immunizations necessary for infants in
India.

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Our Project

As a part of our socially relevant project, we tried to generate awareness about different child
immunizations and schemes provided by the government in a slum area (Salia Sahi), one of the
largest in Odisha, in the nearby location of Jaydev Vihar.

Location : Saliasahi
Area : 256 acres
Population: 100,000

Immunization Location: Rainbow International School

Immunization Cycle: 3rd Wednesday of Every Month

Approach to Project

In order to understand the real scenario we visited Mrs. Gitanjali Ray (M.Sc Nursing). She
provided us with the details of Child Immuniation. Our major support was Mrs. Sanjukta
Mohapatra (Anganwadi Sevika) who guided us with the condition in Saliasahi. The instructions
and guidance from them helped us in conducting field survey where we visited families which
included pregnant families or mothers with children below five years.

Immunization Details

Vaccines administered to prevent these diseases

BCG Tuberculosis
Hepatitis B Hepatitis B
OPV Polio
DPT Diphtheria, Pertussis (whooping cough) and Tetanus

Measles Measles

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Findings

Sl Age of children Regular

No. Head of the family Members in months Vaccinations
1 Sanjay Bindhani 3 19 
2 Santosh Das 4 27,14 
3 Rituraj Barik 3 20 
4 Sujit Nayak 4 36, 12 
5 Bhakuni Bhoi 4 48, 9 
6 Prabhat Sahu 3 24 
7 Biswajit Rout 4 43, 10 
Niranjan
12
8 Mohapatra 3 
9 Sushant Behera 3 15 
10 Prasanna Nayak 3 13 
11 Prabhat Behera 3 39 
12 Sai Barik 4 44,20 
13 Ganesh Sahu 4 48, 18 
14 Sudeep Behera 3 32 
15 Chandan Nayak 4 48, 9 
16 Manoj Rout 3 15 
17 Mahesh Das 3 12 
18 Arjun Barik 4 42, 10 
19 Suresh Behera 3 36 
20 Anil Mohapatra 3 24 
21 Binod Kumar 4 60, 24 
22 Saroj Sahu 3 18 
23 Sandeep Nayak 3 30 
24 Ramesh Barik 4 48, 15 
25 Raghu Behera 3 36 

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Observation

The following observation were made:

 More than 68% percent registered for vaccinations have not undergone for regular
vaccinations.
 Residents of Salia sahi do not understand the importance of vaccination
 Negligent behaviour of parents
 Low female literacy rate as mothers are not able to understand the text and dates in
vaccinations sheet
 Infrequent drives and less reach of Anganwadi staff to create awareness among the
masses
 Migratory nature resulting in inconsistent records- Most of the people are daily wage
labourers who move from place to place in search of jobs. As a result of which they tend
to miss immunization schedules
 Climatic conditions- Generally seen during rainy seasons when parents could not take
their child for immunization

Suggestions to improve the coverage

After the visit and seeing the reality we recommend the following suggestions:
• More frequent awareness drives to educate parents.
• Mapping of more schools to increase the reach of Anganwadi staff.
• Facility to get vaccinated at home.
• Increase of staff at Anganwadi centres.

Conclusion

The future of a country depends on the these children and if they are not provided with
immunization and at regular time, the dream of a self-sufficient India could not be achieved.
Parents as well as the people responsible for immunization should work in a collaborative effort
to achieve 100% immunization. Along with that students from various institutions should work as
means of messenger to create awareness in form of street plays, pamphlets and other mediums.

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