• Dr.N.Tulasi Lakshmi
• Dr.Y.Janaki Ramudu

People did use to cooperate earlier. They were afraid of getting their children vaccinated. When we used to go out for pulse polio coverage, people used to hide their children in the almirahs, cupboards and manger. But slowly we tried to counsel them, explained them the necessity and benefits of it and finally after sometime we were able to get them to immunise their children. Despite the Indian government’s Universal Immunization Program (UIP), the progress of full immunization coverage is plodding. The cost of delivering routine immunization varies widely across facilities within country and across country. However, the cost an individual bears on child immunization has not been focussed. The children of East Godavari district in the Andhra Pradesh of India have consistently evidenced low rates for routine childhood immunizations. This study has been conducted to evaluate the factors affecting the immunization coverage in the first year of life of the children. Immunization has been described as the first line of defense against disease, and one of the most effective health advantages available to children. While administrative reports suggested improved full immunization coverage after the first two phases of MI, the recently concluded National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4, 2015–16) reports increased immunization coverage for all Indian states except Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu which warrants further investigation. As per the recent estimates from National Family Health Survey-2015-16 (NFHS 4), only 62 % of the children are fully immunized in India.

Immunisation, Women, Children, NFHS, WHO, Vaccination, Disease,

"FACTORS INFLUENCING CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATION AMONGST RURAL CHILDREN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.d654-d660, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303383.pdf

"FACTORS INFLUENCING CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATION AMONGST RURAL CHILDREN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. ppd654-d660, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303383.pdf