Health Programme Effects Upon Acceptance of Immunisation in Northeast Thailand

Limtragool, Petchsavai; Panichacheewakul, Panittha; Stoeckel, John; Charoenchai, A

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“…The usefulness of VHVs has been documented in quite a number of health interventions such as in the field of AIDS, 28 maternal health, 29 and immunization of young children. 30 However, one of the major difficulties faced in convincing participants to participate in thalassemia screening is the fact that they are obviously healthy and feel well so it is difficult for them to understand that even obviously healthy parents can have a very ill child. Even well-educated laymen might not be familiar with hereditary issues and genes and the Mendel laws, let alone villagers with only a primary school education.…”

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Community Participation for Thalassemia Prevention Initiated by Village Health Volunteers in Northeastern Thailand

Jopang

Petchmark²,

Jetsrisuparb

et al. 2012

Asia Pac J Public Health

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The study was conducted to assess the achievement of a thalassemia screening program at a community level supported by village health volunteers (VHVs) of 2 subdistricts in the northeast of Thailand. One subdistrict served as the intervention and the other as the control area. A training program was organized for the village health volunteers from the intervention area. Essential information about the risk and danger of thalassemia was given to the participants who wanted to have children in the community as well. Of the 206 individuals who wanted to have children living in the intervention area, 190 (92.2%) agreed to undergo screening. Of the 196 individuals within the control area, only 26 (13.3%) voluntarily participated in the screening tests. Attitude toward prevention and knowledge about the disease improved significantly in both areas, but the differences between the scores were statistically significantly higher for individuals living in the intervention area.

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Community Participation for Thalassemia Prevention Initiated by Village Health Volunteers in Northeastern Thailand

Jopang

Petchmark²,

Jetsrisuparb

et al. 2012

Asia Pac J Public Health

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“…This positive effect was apparent in rural areas in all four districts. A study of vaccination rates in Bangladesh also found that children living in areas visited by family welfare assistants were more likely to be vaccinated [33] and in Thailand children in families who had contact with village health volunteers were more likely to be vaccinated [10]. A systematic review of lay health workers found a significant benefit of lay health worker interventions to promote vaccination uptake in both children and adults [43].…”

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“…Some authors stress parental (demand side) factors, including knowledge, attitudes, education and socio-economic status, as important in determining vaccine coverage, either in demanding vaccinations or in accepting the offer of vaccinations [5-9]. Others emphasize the role of delivery of services (supply side); this includes both the knowledge and attitudes of service providers and their interaction with parents, and availability of vaccination services [10-13]. A study in Colombia found the knowledge of vaccinators influenced vaccination rates in their coverage areas [14].…”

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One size does not fit all: local determinants of measles vaccination in four districts of Pakistan

Cockcroft¹,

Andersson

Omer³

et al. 2009

BMC Int Health Hum Rights

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BackgroundRates of childhood vaccination in Pakistan remain low.There is continuing debate about the role of consumer and service factors in determining levels of vaccination in developing countries. MethodsIn a stratified random cluster sample of census enumeration areas across four districts in Pakistan, household interviews about vaccination of children and potentially related factors with 10,423 mothers of 14,542 children preceded discussion of findings in separate male and female focus groups. Logistic regression analyses helped to clarify local determinants of measles vaccination.ResultsAcross the four districts, from 17% to 61% of mothers had formal education and 50% to 86% of children aged 12-23 months had received measles vaccination. Children were more likely to receive measles vaccination if the household was less vulnerable, if their mother had any formal education, if she knew at least one vaccine preventable disease, and if she had not heard of any bad effects of vaccination. Discussing vaccinations in the family was strongly associated with vaccination. In rural areas, living within 5 km of a vaccination facility or in a community visited by a vaccination team were associated with vaccination, as was the mother receiving information about vaccinations from a visiting lady health worker. Focus groups confirmed personal and service delivery obstacles to vaccination, in particular cost and poor access to vaccination services. Despite common factors, the pattern of variables related to measles vaccination differed between and within districts.ConclusionsVaccination coverage varies from district to district in Pakistan and between urban and rural areas in any district. Common factors are associated with vaccination, but their relative importance varies between locations. Good local information about vaccination rates and associated variables is important to allow effective and equitable planning of services.

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The Intervention Research Approach to Child Survival

Sloeckel

1992

Asia Pac J Public Health

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Health Programme Effects Upon Acceptance of Immunisation in Northeast Thailand

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Community Participation for Thalassemia Prevention Initiated by Village Health Volunteers in Northeastern Thailand

Community Participation for Thalassemia Prevention Initiated by Village Health Volunteers in Northeastern Thailand

One size does not fit all: local determinants of measles vaccination in four districts of Pakistan

The Intervention Research Approach to Child Survival

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