Nursing & Midwifery Research Journal
Missed Opportunities of Vaccination Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Mapping the Impact on Sustainable Development Goals Targets 3.2, 3.3, and 3.B
Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted routine immunization services, creating missed opportunities for childhood vaccination and threatening progress toward Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets 3.2, 3.3, and 3.B. Objectives To assess the missed routine immunizations among children in India during the pandemic and examine parental experiences of accessing services. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary-level pediatric hospital. Using convenience sampling, parents of all children w …