Murthy Seema, Sawant Meenal, Doreswamy Sahana Sadholalu, Chandra Pothula Sateesh, Yan Shirley Du, Singh Pathani Tanmay, Thakur Deepali, Rajarama Sastry Vemuri Srikrishna, Upadhyaya Sanjeev, Alam Shahed, Alimelu Madireddy, Singh Himabindu
Aurora Health Innovations, Bengaluru 560038, India.
Noora Health, Bengaluru 560038, India.
Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Mar 25;10(4):507. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10040507.
COVID-19 has impacted children's immunization rates, putting the lives of children at risk. The present study assesses the impact of phone-call counseling, on immunization uptake during the pandemic. Families of babies discharged from the SNCUs in six government centers in three South Indian states were recruited. Calls were made 10 days after the immunization due date. Missed vaccinees were counseled and followed up on 7 and 15 days. Of 2313 contacted, 2097 completed the survey. Respondents were mostly mothers (88.2%), poor (67.5%), and had secondary level education (37.4%). Vaccinations were missed due to the baby's poor health (64.1%), COVID-19 related concerns (32.6%), and lack of awareness (16.8%). At the end of the intervention, the immunization uptake increased from 65.2% to 88.2%. Phone-call intervention can safely support immunization and lower the burden on health workers.
新冠疫情影响了儿童的免疫接种率，危及儿童生命。本研究评估了电话咨询在疫情期间对免疫接种率的影响。研究招募了来自印度南部三个邦六个政府中心新生儿重症监护病房出院婴儿的家庭。在免疫接种到期日后10天打电话。对错过接种的对象进行了咨询，并在第7天和第15天进行了随访。在2313名被联系者中，2097人完成了调查。受访者大多是母亲（88.2%）、贫困人口（67.5%），接受过中等教育（37.4%）。错过接种的原因包括婴儿健康状况不佳（64.1%）、对新冠疫情的担忧（32.6%）以及缺乏认识（16.8%）。在干预结束时，免疫接种率从65.2%提高到了88.2%。电话干预可以安全地支持免疫接种，并减轻卫生工作者的负担。
