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Objective:To assess parents' attitude toward EPI [Expanded program on Immunization] in three Tertiary Care Hospitals of Karachi
Materials and Methods:This cross sectional hospital based study was conducted at three tertiary care hospitals of Karachi,PNS SHIFA Hospital, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center [JPMC] and Liaquat National Hospital [LNH] from a period of 20th July to 20th September, 2015. A structured questionnaire based interview was conducted on150 parents of children less than 5 year of age visiting for vaccination at these three tertiary care hospitals.Data was analyzed using SPSS version 23
Results:A total of 150 parents were interviewed, out of which 93 [62.0%] parents vaccinated their child immediately after birth, 148[98.7%] parents considered EPI as beneficial for their child's health, 113 [75.3%] parents were found to be aware of the complete vaccination schedule, 56[37.3%] parents had appropriate knowledge regarding vaccines and diseases enlisted on the EPI card, 139 [92.7%] parents kept the record of vaccination schedule, 143[95.3%] parents didn't ignored vaccination due to increased number of children and 21[14%]parents had fear regarding vaccination program
Conclusion:Parent's attitude toward EPI was positive. However, knowledge about vaccines and diseases and vaccines enlisted on EPI card was low
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Cutaneous changes and eruptions during pregnancy are exceedingly common and in some cases a cause for substantial anxiety on the part of the prospective mother. These alterations may range from normal cutaneous changes that occur in almost all pregnancies, to common skin diseases that are not associated with pregnancy, to eruptions that appear to be specifically associated with pregnancy