Vaccination Coverage in 24 to 36 Months Old Children at Marginalized Area of Kermanshah

Immunization is one of the most efficacious, cost-effective and safe public health interventions. Vaccines continue to have a tremendous impact on public health, saving millions of lives each year.Thepurpose of this study was determining vaccination coverageand reasons for non- vaccination in children (24-36 month old)that live in marginalized area in Kermanshah city In this descriptive analytic study, 420 children (24-36 month old)were selected. Sampling method was cluster sampling and included 60 clusters with7children who live in slum area in Kermanshah city. Information was collected by a questionnaire referring to childrensvaccination card. Data collected were analyzed usingSPSS v13 software and chi-square. In this study,46.2% girls and 53.8% 8 % boys participated. The coverage of at birth doses including BCG, HepatitisB1 and Polio0 were 100%, DTP3, Polio3, Hepatitis B3 and MMR1 vaccines were more than 97%.There was significant difference between vaccine status and mother's education(P<0/001).Non immunization was observed in 3% children. The most common cause was lack of maternal knowledge (50%). It seems vaccination coverage in children (24-36 month old) is proper; however it is suggested to use of catch up program for high risk groups to increase vaccination overage.