THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING RECORDS OF IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITIES

1. It helps to monitor progress.

2. It gives information on the number of children immunized.

3. It helps in the planning process.

4. It helps to identify strength and weaknesses.

5. For improvement in performance.

6.   It is important in delivery of services.

     7.  It helps in tracing of defaulters

2.6 MONITORING  AND SUPERVISION OF JCHEWS DURING IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITIES 

2.7 HOW TO TEACH MOTHERS WHEN TO TAKE IMMUNIUZATION

1- Explain to them about the six vaccine preventable diseases using their local names where necessary.

2- The dangers the diseases could cause to the afflicted children, i.e. sickness, disability and death (to the children), loss of time, money, peace of mind etc. to the parents.

3- Facts that the vaccine preventable diseases are preventable by immunization.

4- The dangers of delay in terms of when to start immunization for the children.

5- Which vaccines prevent which disease?

6- Required doses and age of administration.

7- The importance of regular clinic attendance.

8- The types and the relative mildness of side effects as compared to an affliction by the actual diseases.

9- The value of keeping safe the vaccination card.

10. The fact that uncompleted doses are useless in giving the desired protection.

CONSEQUENCES OF NOT TAKING IMMUNIZATION

1- It may lead to permanent disability especially in case of poliomyelitis infection.

2- It may also cause sickness in children.

3- On the part of the parents it may lead to loss of time, money and peace of mind.

4- It may lead to deafness, blindness and malnutrition in case of measles infection.

5- It will make the children to be susceptible to many vaccine preventable diseases.

6. It may lead to death.                                                                                                

Routine Immunizations Data Management Tools

- Talley sheets.

- Child immunizations register.

- Immunizations register for women.

- Facility immunization summary.

- LGA monthly, routine immunization activities report.

Routine immunization monitoring tools

- Monitoring chart for dropout rate.

- Monitoring chart for different antigens, coverage for children under 1 year.

- Monitoring chart for WCBA, T.T.

- Child health chart, immunization record.

Presentation of data

1- Table.

2- Graph.

3- Bars.