DHB 2006/07 - Health Systems Trust

Section A: Indicator Comparisons by District
Figure 46: Change in immunisation coverage by rural district, 2005/06 - 2006/07
Change in Immunisation coverage, 2005/06 - 2006/07
South Africa
ISRDP average
Chris Hani
Central Karoo
Ukhahlamba
Umzinyathi
Zululand
Alfred Nzo
Greater Sekhukhune
O.R. Tambo
Umkhanyakude
Thabo Mofutsanyane
Ugu
Kgalagadi
EC
FS
GP
KZN
LP
MP
NC
NW
WC
SA
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
Percentage points
4.1.2 Immunisation drop out rate (DTP1-3)
The immunisation drop out rate measures the percentage of children who dropped out between the
first and the third dose of the DTP-Hib vaccine. It measures out of 100 children who received their first
DTP-Hib vaccination, how many did not receive their third dose. The advantage of this indicator is that
both the numerator and the denominator are available from routine health data and are thus not
subject to the inherent complications associated with a population-based denominator, as with the
immunisation coverage indicator.
District View The national average for 2006/07 was 3%, down from 4.7% in 2005/06.
Only one district, Umzinyathi (KZN), had a drop out rate higher than 10%
and 23 districts were below the national average in 2006/07. The districts
in Mpumalanga generally had low drop out rates with the overall provincial
drop out rate of 0.7%, the lowest in the country.
As illustrated in Figure 47, a number of districts (Frances Baard, Xhariep, City
of Tshwane, Bophirima, Ugu, Bojanala and Ehlanzeni) showed negative drop
out rates in the 2006/07 year, indicating that more children were immunised
with DTP3, than DTP1, possibly as a result of inwards migration.
THE DHIS INDICATORS PRESENTED HERE ARE AS RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL DHIS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ALTERED BY THE AUTHORS OR HST 51