International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics Mahajan ZA et al. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2019 Mar;6(2):630-633 http://www.ijpediatrics.com pISSN 2349-3283 | eISSN 2349-3291 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20190701 Original Research Article Estimation of coverage of pulse polio immunization round on 28th January 2018 Zubin Ajay Mahajan1, Sameera Rajendra Mehta1, Tanvi Ajay Bafna1*, Narula A. P. S.2 1Intern, 2Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, deemed to be University Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India Received: 20 November 2018 Accepted: 03 January 2019 *Correspondence: Dr. Tanvi Ajay Bafna, E-mail:
[email protected] Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ABSTRACT Background: India accounted for more than 50% of polio cases globally. India therefore started the intensive pulse polio immunization (IPPI) in 1995. The national immunization days (NID) were on 28th January and 11th March 2018. The objectives of this study were to determine the completeness of pulse polio immunization round on 28th January 2018, to evaluate the reasons for non-compliance of the community towards the vaccination round, to assess the demographic profile amongst the unvaccinated children. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 570 children of zero-five years were checked in major areas of Pune that is Katraj Zoo, Swargate, Saras baug and a school in Dhankawadi.