A Pilot Project on Inactivated Polio Vaccine in YOGYAKARTA Province: the Coverage and Timeliness Pilot Project Vaksin Polio Inaktif Di Propinsi YOGYAKARTA:

Background: Yogyakarta Province is the only province inIndonesia that piloted IPV immunization since September 2007.Therefore, it is essential to evaluate the implementation of thisnew program. This study was aimed to determine the coverageand timeliness of the IPV immunization after 2.5 years ofits introduction.Method: A cross sectional study was carried out using theWHO standard cluster sampling to estimate the immunizationcoverage in urban Yogyakarta City and the remaining ruraldistricts in Yogyakarta Province. The subjects consisted ofchildren aged 12-23 months old and their parents. A questionnairewas used to acquire information from parents/caregiverson demographic, socioeconomic, and IPV immunization status,dates, location, and access of immunization. Epi InfoTM 2003software was used for data entry and analysis.Result: Overall, 426 children were involved in the study (215in urban and 211 in rural areas). The coverage for IPV1 throughIPV4 was 100%, 99.8%, 99.3%, and 96.7%, respectively. Therewas no difference in coverage by urban/rural location, parents'education level, number of siblings, and distance to healthservice. The coverage is very similar to that of survey in 2004when this province still used oral polio vaccine. The meanages of IPV administration were 2.3, 3.5, 4.8, and 9.4 and nosignificant difference among urban and rural areas was found.More than 95% children received IPV immunization at appropriateage.Conclusion: The IPV pilot project in Yogyakarta Province hasbeen implemented well with high coverage and appropriatetimeliness