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Objective To investigate the status of non-immunization program vaccination among children in Shanghai. Methods Three districts were randomly selected for investigation in Shanghai.In the survey area, probability proportional to size sampling method was used to investigate the vaccination situation of non-immunization program and willingness to accept vaccination service in children aged 0-6 years old. Results A total of 416 children aged 0-6 years and their parents were investigated, 93.27%(388) of children received 1 dose or more of non-immunization program vaccines and 36.54% of children received 5 or more non-immunization program vaccines.The coverage of haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine, 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, enterovirus 71 inactivated vaccine, oral rotavirus vaccine and influenza vaccine were 25.00%, 20.91%, 57.45%, 53.37% and 14.42%, respectively.64.95% of parents decided to vaccinate their children with non-immunization program vaccines because of the recommendation of vaccination staff.And 85.58% of parents requested vaccination staff to inform them or make appointments with non-immunization program vaccination.84.62% of parents could accept the charge for vaccination service. Conclusion In Shanghai, the proportion of children receiving multiple non-immunization program vaccination is relatively low and their parents′ demand for vaccination notification services is high.Vaccination staff should be encouraged to actively provide non-immunization program vaccination services, meeting the diverse needs of the public.
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Government of India launched PPI in 1995 to eradicate polio by the end of 2000. Despite this 733 cases were reported last year alone. There is a need to understand the reason behind high number of cases being reported even after so many years of programme implementation. This study was therefore conducted to assess knowledge of people about polio and PPI, their attitude and practice towards PPI. This cross sectional study was done in Mangalore city of Karnataka. Only houses having under five children were taken for the study. Data was collected by interviewing any adult member of the household using a pretested questionnaire. Out of 100 participants 99 were literates but only 11 knew the correct mode of transmission of polio. Twenty seven had misconception that polio is a curable disease. Only 40 participants knew that polio drops can be given to children even with mild illnesses. Few (2%) participants felt that PPI causes vaccine overdose and 8 participants thought PPI to be a substitute for routine immunization. This study identified few important misconceptions associated with polio and PPI. This needs to be addressed by large scale awareness campaigns in order to eradicate polio in the near future.