Data of infants given Oral Polio Vaccine first dose
The data shows the number of Infants given OPV 0 is the birth dose.
Note: OPV0- Oral poliovirus vaccine at birth is administered to prevent Poliomyelitis, and the birth dose is called OPV0, or Oral Polio Vaccine, which is a vaccine administered for the prevention of Poliomyelitis. A zero dose of OPV vaccine should be issued to the new-borns within the 15 days of birth, with the day of delivery considered zero. A zero does deem as an extra dose that boosts the low immunity of new-borns.
Data of infants given Oral Polio Vaccine first dose
The data shows the number of Infants given OPV 0 is the birth dose.
Note: OPV0- Oral poliovirus vaccine at birth is administered to prevent Poliomyelitis, and the birth dose is called OPV0, or Oral Polio Vaccine, which is a vaccine administered for the prevention of Poliomyelitis. A zero dose of OPV vaccine should be issued to the new-borns within the 15 days of birth, with the day of delivery considered zero. A zero does deem as an extra dose that boosts the low immunity of new-borns.
The fiscal year (April to March) to which the record pertains, expressed in the format YYYY-YY.
state
String
36
9520
The Indian state or union territory for which the infant immunization data is reported.
district_as_per_source
String
707
9035
The name of the district as written in the original source data, which may use older spellings or variants.
district_as_per_lgd
String
693
8931
The district name standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD) official nomenclature.
district_lgd_code
Int64
696
8931
The unique numeric code assigned to the district in the Local Government Directory (LGD).
indicator
String
1
9520
The health indicator being measured, namely the number of infants administered the OPV 0 (birth dose) of oral polio vaccine.
value
Float64
7811
8529
The reported count of infants who received the OPV 0 birth dose for the given state, district, and year.
unit
String
1
9520
The unit of measurement for the reported value, expressed as an absolute number.
note
String
1
0
An optional remarks field intended to hold additional notes or clarifications about the record.
Citation
Health Management Information System. (2026). Data of infants given Oral Polio Vaccine first dose [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/6131
