Impact of Covid -19 on expanded program on Immunisation in District Dir lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Authors

  • Abdullah The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Salsbeel Khan University Institute of Public Health, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Iqra Hamid Khan University Institute of Public Health, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Tahira Ashraf University Institute of Public Health, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8159

Keywords:

COVID-19, Immunisation, Coronavirus, Pandemic, Vaccination

Abstract

Objectives: To study the impact of coronavirus disease-2019 on Expanded Program on Immunisation in a rural setting.

Method: The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in five union councils of District Dir Lower, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Data was collected from March to August 2020, which was a period of lockdowns in the wake of the coronavirus disease-2019, and then from March to August 2021. The sample comprised children aged <2 years. Data was analysed using SPSS 25.

Results: Of the 330 children, 210(63.6%) were boys, and 120(36.4%) were girls, and all 330(100%) were located in rural areas. First-phase data showed that the maximum coverage rate of immunisation was 258(78.2%) noted in OPV1(Oral Polio Vaccine) Penta1(Pentavalent vaccine), PCV10-1 (Pneumococcal pneumonia), and Rota 1(Rota Vaccine), and the least vaccination rate was 68.2% for Measle-1. In the second phase, 23% incline was noted in Measles-2 vaccination, followed by 16.3% in OPV2, Penta 2, PCV10-2 and Rota 2, 16% in Measles-1, 14% in OPV-3, Penta-3, PCV10-3, Rsota-3 and IPV, 11.5% in OPV-1, Penta-1, PCV10-1, and Rota-1, and 10.6% in OPV-0 and BCG-0.

Conclusions: Immunisation programme was affected by lockdowns during the active phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic.

Key Words: COVID-19, Immunisation, Coronavirus, Pandemic, Vaccination.

Author Biographies

Salsbeel Khan, University Institute of Public Health, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

Assistant Professor The University of Lahore

Iqra Hamid Khan, University Institute of Public Health, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

Assistant Professor, The University of Lahore

Published

2024-02-11

How to Cite

Abdullah, Salsbeel Khan, Iqra Hamid Khan, & Tahira Ashraf. (2024). Impact of Covid -19 on expanded program on Immunisation in District Dir lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(3), 456–458. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8159

Issue

Section

RESEARCH ARTICLE