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  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

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  • India faces a high global burden of mortality in children under five, largely due to vaccine-preventable diseases.
  • Untimely vaccinations prolong disease susceptibility, increasing childhood morbidity and mortality.
  • Limited research exists on vaccination delays within India's routine immunization program.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the timeliness of childhood vaccinations administered through India's routine immunization program.
  • To characterize vaccination delays using a novel application of statistical methodology.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 2008 District Level Household and Facility Survey data from India.
  • Analyzed vaccination data for children with and without immunization cards.
  • Employed the Turnbull estimator to calculate the probability of vaccination at specific ages for Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) doses, and measles-containing vaccine (MCV).

Main Results:

  • Analysis included 268,553 children aged 0-60 months.
  • Timely administration rates were low: 31% for BCG, 19% for DPT3, and 34% for MCV.
  • Vaccination probabilities plateaued around 24 months for BCG and DPT, with a slight increase for MCV after 24 months. Overall 5-year coverage was 87% (BCG), 63% (DPT3), and 76% (MCV).

Conclusions:

  • Significant delays in administering key childhood vaccines like DPT3 and MCV persist in India.
  • These delays are a likely contributor to the substantial burden of vaccine-preventable diseases, morbidity, and mortality in Indian children.