In the previous sessions of this module you have learned how to calculate immunisation coverage and dropout rates, so you need to analyse and interpret the data about your planned targets. The following data should be analysed to evaluate the performance of immunisation program.
- Compare the percentage immunisation coverage rate with the objectives (targets) set for the immunisation program in the annual action plan.
- Compare the percentage immunisation coverage rate with the equivalent data for the previous year.
- Compare the percentage immunisation coverage rate of different vaccines given at the same time.
- Evaluate whether there is an access problem for the Health Post by calculating the Penta1 to Penta3 dropout rate.
- Assess whether there is a utilisation of health services problem for the Health Post by calculating the Penta1 to measles vaccine dropout rate; this also tells you the percentage of fully immunised children compared to the target population.
- Evaluate whether there is a problem in delivering TT+2 (more than two doses of TT vaccine) to pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age.