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DOOR TO DOOR BCG VACCINATION
GVJ Baily: Bull Dev Prev TB 1962, 9, 12-15.

The objectives of the presentation were to understand the operational efficiency of the centre type of BCG mass campaign in India and how the efficiency especially the BCG vaccination coverages could be improved through adopting a house to house or door to door approach. The material from three different sources are examined. Firstly, the reports from the mass campaign showing the reported coverages in different age groups; secondly, the presence of BCG scars (as an evidence of vaccination) as seen in an epidemiological survey done shortly afterwards and finally the coverages as obtained in an operational study of door to door BCG vaccination.

While the mass campaign reported that 35% of the total population was tuberculin tested (vaccination coverage reports were not available) the epidemiological survey showed that shortly after the mass campaign only about 19% of the children aged 0-9 years had BCG scars, while about 97% were tuberculin negative and eligible for vaccination. On the other hand in the house to house campaign 80% of the children aged 0-19 years could be vaccinated. The major disadvantage of a house to house programme is low output of work due to time taken up for registration of every household member. This can be improved by limiting registration to 0-19 years and by simplifying registration form.

KEY WORDS: HOUSE TO HOUSE BCG, MASS BCG CAMPAIGN, OPERTIONAL EFFICIENCY.
 
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