@article{Ahuja_Rajpurohit_Ahuja_2014, title={Gender inequalities in immunization of children in a rural population of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh}, volume={26}, url={http://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/441}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background:</strong> There is evidence of inequalities in immunization in India, despite the fact that childhood immunization has been an important part of maternal and child health services since the 1940s [1]. <strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the gender inequality in the missed opportunity for immunization in pre-school children in the rural population of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India.  <strong>Methods:</strong> This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the rural areas of Barabanki district among the children of 1- 2 years of age. The information was collected on pre-designed questionnaire. A total of 15 villages were covered. A door to door survey was conducted in all the villages. There was 6% non-response due unavailability of mother/father of children.  A total of 447 children were included in the study. <strong>Results:</strong> Out of the total children, 50.6% (226/447) were males and 49.4% (221/447) were females. Overall, 49.7% were fully immunized and 20.4% partially immunized.  However, 5.8% were having contraindication for immunization.  The percentage of fully immunized children was higher among males (54.4%) compared with females (44.8%).  However, the percentage of partially immunized was found to be higher among females (21.3%) than males (19.5%).  The percentage of contraindication was similar among both male and female children. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Missed opportunity for immunization can be brought down by creating awareness periodically once in 2 or 3 months for immunization among health personnel.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Indian Journal of Community Health}, author={Ahuja, Ravindra and Rajpurohit, Ambresh Chand and Ahuja, Rajat}, year={2014}, month={Dec.}, pages={370–373} }