Status of child immunizations and vitamin a supplementation in uttarakhand, india

Background: Child immunization has a crucial role in reducing child mortality under five. Several immunization drives have been conducted to achieve the MDG, still significant inequalities have been observed in achieving universal coverage of child immunization in different regions. In the present study, usage of child immunization is assessed between two divisions of Uttarakhand: Garhwal and Kumaun.
Method: In this study z, test for proportions is used for comparing uptake of child immunization and vitamin A supplementation between Kumaun and Garhwal division of Uttarakhand.
Result: It is observed that Garhwal has better utilization of vaccination for child immunization in comparison to Kumaun division. Most of the districts in the state had almost same proportion of distribution excluding the district of Almora in Kumaun division and Haridwar and Tehri-Garhwal of Garhwal division.
Conclusion: A lot has been achieved in terms of child health since the inception of Uttarakhand as a separate state. Many efforts are required especially in hilly districts of Uttrakhand to have a positive impact on child health and reduced mortality.