A Study On EPI Status And Its Affecting Factors Among Migrant Children In Wuhou District, Chengdu City

A Study on EPI status and its affecting factors among migrant children in Wuhou district, Chengdu city[Objective] To understand the immunization coverage rate and its affecting factors among migrant children for effective management and policy of EPI. [Methods] Five townships (Jinhuaqiao, Cuqiao, Jinyang, Yongfeng, Jitou) of Wuhou district in Chengdu city, were chosen as study sites for investigating the immunization status of migrant children. The main potential factors and effective interventions affecting immunization coverage rate of migrant children were analyzed by combining methods of epidemiology and sociology, which included questionnaire interviewing the migrant children's parents or guardians, vaccinating doctors, and village leaders.[Results] The data of 362 migrant children were gained. Among them, 191 received immunization service on schedule and 171 didn't. The immunization coverage rate accounted for 52.8%. However, there is significant difference of immunization coverage rate between migrant children and local resident children. By quantitative and qualitative analyses, the factors affecting the immunization status of migrant children involve lack of EPI knowledge among migrant children's parents, the incorrect attitude towards immunization, the family's poor income, the migrant inhabitation, childbearing place in home or private clinic, insufficient immunization staff, poor service of EPI, lack of EPI publisizing, insufficient recognition of governmental officials and lack of mutual coordination among the governmental departments.