Facilitators and Barriers to Infant Immunization during COVID-19 Pandemic
Introduction: The world is enveloped with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic with modern medicine and public health facing their most significant challenges ever posed. As the number of COVID-19 cases increased worldwide, an important issue of concern was the continuation of routine im...
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| description | Introduction: The world is enveloped with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic with modern medicine and public health facing their most significant challenges ever posed. As the number of COVID-19 cases increased worldwide, an important issue of concern was the continuation of routine immunization services for children. This study has been conceptualized to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on infant Immunization. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive study conducted in an urban community amongst healthy children <1-year-old from January 2018 to September 2021. Immunization records of infants were obtained from data generated during each immunization session and strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat analysis was done using a questionnaire. Results: During the study, a total of 3518 vaccinations were done, a total of 3010 vaccinations (85.5%) were done on time, and the total delayed vaccinations were 508 (14.5%). The difference among the years was statistically significant, with the highest delay in the year 2020 (P < 0.001). However, in the year 2021, the number of vaccinations carried out from April to September was 568, with delayed vaccination of only 10.9%. Conclusion: The Armed Forces childhood immunization program could be sustained during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a multitude of contributing factors such as adherence to national guidelines that prioritized vaccination, infrastructure, and availability of trained workforce and most importantly commitment to strict COVID appropriate behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-893d3d885fa44141822c7f5646f03c162022-12-22T02:33:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Marine Medical Society0975-36052022-01-01243252910.4103/jmms.jmms_126_21Facilitators and Barriers to Infant Immunization during COVID-19 PandemicShabeena TawarArun Kumar YadavSwati GargVijay BhaskarSantosh Kumar SwainIntroduction: The world is enveloped with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic with modern medicine and public health facing their most significant challenges ever posed. As the number of COVID-19 cases increased worldwide, an important issue of concern was the continuation of routine immunization services for children. This study has been conceptualized to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on infant Immunization. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive study conducted in an urban community amongst healthy children <1-year-old from January 2018 to September 2021. Immunization records of infants were obtained from data generated during each immunization session and strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat analysis was done using a questionnaire. Results: During the study, a total of 3518 vaccinations were done, a total of 3010 vaccinations (85.5%) were done on time, and the total delayed vaccinations were 508 (14.5%). The difference among the years was statistically significant, with the highest delay in the year 2020 (P < 0.001). However, in the year 2021, the number of vaccinations carried out from April to September was 568, with delayed vaccination of only 10.9%. Conclusion: The Armed Forces childhood immunization program could be sustained during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a multitude of contributing factors such as adherence to national guidelines that prioritized vaccination, infrastructure, and availability of trained workforce and most importantly commitment to strict COVID appropriate behavior.http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2022;volume=24;issue=3;spage=25;epage=29;aulast=Tawarcovid-19immunizationvaccinationessential health servicesdelayed |
| spellingShingle | Shabeena Tawar Arun Kumar Yadav Swati Garg Vijay Bhaskar Santosh Kumar Swain Facilitators and Barriers to Infant Immunization during COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Marine Medical Society covid-19 immunization vaccination essential health services delayed |
| title | Facilitators and Barriers to Infant Immunization during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Facilitators and Barriers to Infant Immunization during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Facilitators and Barriers to Infant Immunization during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facilitators and Barriers to Infant Immunization during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Facilitators and Barriers to Infant Immunization during COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | facilitators and barriers to infant immunization during covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | covid-19 immunization vaccination essential health services delayed |
| url | http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2022;volume=24;issue=3;spage=25;epage=29;aulast=Tawar |
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