title: Coverage and quality of immunization services in rural Chandigarh.
abstract: The present study assessed  the coverage and quality of immunization services for children aged 12-23 months and mothers who delivered a baby in last one year in rural areas of Chandigarh. Two hundred ten children and 210 mothers were enrolled. 69% of children were fully immunized, 15% were partially immunized and 16% were unimmunized.  Among mothers, 79% were fully immunized, 11% partially immunized and 10% were unimmunized. Weaknesses in quality were lack of planning any specific strategy, and inadequate verbal reminder for the appointment.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Public Health, IEAST, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. vivaan10@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Assija
authors.forename: Amarjeet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Vijaylakshmi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data