Bellary District, - PRC

Table 22: Immunisation coverage by sourcePercentage of children aged 12-23 months immunised at any time before the survey and before the first birthday by specificvaccinations and source of information, Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002Percentage of children who received:Source ofDPTPolioinformation BCG 1 2 3 1 2 3MeaslesFullyimmun-isedNoneNumberofchildrenVaccinationcard100.0 96.4 90.9 80.0 98.1 92.7 81.8 69.1 61.8 0.0 55Recall 70.7 52.6 44.8 35.3 71.6 65.5 45.7 33.6 21.6 19.8 116Total 80.1 66.7 59.6 49.7 80.1 74.3 57.3 45.0 34.5 13.4 171Immunisedby first birthday 1 80.1 64.3 51.5 38.0 78.7 68.9 44.8 29.5 20.1 13.4 1711 Proportion of children whose immunisation dates are not available are assumed to have received the vaccinations proportionatelyas observed for children having immunisation card.Table 23: Immunisation drop-out ratesImmunisation drop-out rates among children aged 12-23 months by vaccine, according to sex and place ofresidence, Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002RuralTotalVaccine Male Female Total Male Female TotalDPT1 to DPT3 (19.5) (28.0) 24.2 18.9 30.6 25.2Polio 1 to Polio 3 23.5 32.2 28.2 20.3 35.1 28.3DPT1 to Measles (36.6) (40.0) 38.5 30.2 43.5 37.4BCG to Measles 47.1 46.4 46.7 40.9 51.4 46.4Note: Data for children in urban areas is not shown; based on fewer than 25 cases.( ) Based on 25-49 casesTable 24: Presence of BCG scarPercent distribution of children under age 5 years by presence of BCG scar and reported BCG vaccination status,according to age and sex , Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002BCG reported/Children aged 0-23 monthsChildren aged 24-59 monthsScar status Male Female Total Male Female TotalBCG reported 67.2 73.7 70.4 NA NA NAScar present 80.2 76.0 78.0 NA NA NAScar not present 16.5 17.8 17.2 NA NA NAScar not checked 3.3 6.2 4.8 NA NA NABCG not reported 32.8 26.3 29.6 100.0 100.0 100.0Scar present 3.4 2.2 2.9 50.5 50.6 50.6Scar not present 59.3 76.1 66.7 34.4 38.0 36.1Scar not checked 37.3 21.7 30.5 15.1 11.4 13.3Total per cent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Number 121 129 250 279 255 534Note: For children age 24-59 months, only observation is made for the BCG scar.NA: Not applicable38