Routine immunization - do people know about it? A study among caretakers of children attending pulse polio immunization in East delhi.
作者信息
Sharma Rahul, Bhasin Sanjiv K
机构信息
Department of Community Medicine, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
出版信息
Indian J Community Med. 2008 Jan;33(1):31-4. doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.39240.
RESEARCH QUESTION
Do caretakers of children under five years have sufficient knowledge regarding routine immunization (RI)?
OBJECTIVE
To assess the knowledge about RI among caretakers of young children.
SETTINGS
Pulse polio immunization centres in East Delhi.
STUDY DESIGN
Cross-sectional study.
PARTICIPANTS
Six hundred and eighty-two caretakers accompanying children under 5 years to pulse polio booths in November 2006. STUDY TOOL: Pre-tested semi-open-ended questionnaire.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Proportions, Chi-square test.
RESULTS
The proportions of respondents who had awareness about different aspects of RI, such as weekday of RI (37.0%), age group for RI (49.1%), number of visits required in the first year of life (27.0%), were all low. When asked to name the four diseases covered under the RI program in Delhi, only 268 (39.3%) could name at least three. The education level of respondents was strongly associated with their knowledge about RI.
CONCLUSION
The need of the hour is to make RI a 'felt need' of the community. Making caretakers more aware about RI is a vital step in achieving this goal.
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