Background: Measles is highly infectious, potentially fatal and mostly affects children. When rubella infection occurs during the rst trimester of pregnancy, it affects the embryo in-utero that can cause fetal death. Measles-Rubella vaccination coverage of more than 95% is required to achieve the Measles-Rubella elimination goal in the country. To nd out the MRObjective: vaccination status among 12-24 months children and to study the factors associated with non- vaccination in urban eld practice area of KBNIMS, Kalaburagi. Cross-sectional study was conducted by doing house to house survey in urban eld practice area ofMethodology: KBNIMS, Kalaburagi.. Socio-demographic details, MR immunization status and factors related to non-immunization were collected using pre- tested, semi-structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using Epi-Info 7 software and appropriate statistical tests were applied. Level of signicance was set at a P value of<0.05. Of the 436 children, 248(56.88%) were males and 188(43.12%) were females. The MRResults: immunization coverage was 87.61%. Statistically signicant association of immunization status was found with birth order of the child, socio- economic status, education status of the mother, place of delivery. Our ndings emphasize the importance of the mother'sConclusions: education, small family and health education through mass media regarding hazards of Measles and Rubella disease and importance of MR immunization.
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