EVALUATION OF REFUSAL FACTORS TO POLIO VACCINATION IN VILLAGE SUMBAT,MATTA SWAT.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52206/jsmc.2011.1.1.26-30Abstract
Objectives: To know the causes, magnitude, associated factors & positivecases of polio
in village Sumbat, district Swat, a notorious village for polio vaccination refusal.
Study Design: This study was conducted in village Sumbat. It was cross-sectional observational study.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted utilizing census technique.
Methods: 43 families of the area who were refusing to vaccinate their children were visited &
interviewed. The data was collected from concerned BHU & district polio eradication centre. The data
was collected by pre-tested structured questionnaire.
Results: 5% children were not vaccinated because of refusal. Out of 5% cases 79% refusals were on
religious grounds, 9% were fed up of repetition & rest of 12% were refusing because no positive cases
in the area were reported. Refusal was also associated with socioeconomic & educational status of the
families. Along with refusal to polio vaccines, considerable cases of refusal to EPI & other vaccination
programs were also found.
Conclusions: We concluded that the refusal cases are increasing gradually & is the major factor in the
failure of eradication of polio. Focusing merely on vaccination is not the only solution to the problem we
have to consider all the factorscontributing to refusal & proper stepsshould be taken in this regard.
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