Coverage and factors associated with tetanus toxoid vaccination status among females of reproductive age in Peshawar
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2005; 15 (7): 391-395
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ABSTRACT
To estimate the coverage and determine the factors associated with tetanus toxoid vaccination status among females of reproductive age. Cross-sectional study. District Peshawar, NWFP, from July to September 2002. A total of 646 females of reproductive age [15-49] years were selected from both urban and rural areas of Peshawar through stratified cluster sampling. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was administered to females. Two logistic regression models were built, one for all females and one for married females only. Overall 65.0% females were vaccinated [95% confidence interval [CI] [61.3%, 68.6%]. For all females, the variables that were significantly associated with vaccination status were marital status [OR= 8.5, 95% CI [4.7, 15.6]], source of information regarding tetanus toxoid [TT] vaccination, knowledge regarding TT vaccination, visits of lady health worker [LHW] to a household [OR = 2.3, 95% CI [1.4, 3.9] and restriction on TT vaccination [OR = 28.7, 95% CI [3.5, 237.9]]. For the married females, the variables that were significantly associated with vaccination status were source of information; visits of LHW to a household [OR = 2.8, 95% CI [1.5 to 5.2]] and an interaction between knowledge regarding TT vaccination and antenatal care visits. These findings are of public health concern as a majority of females is not vaccinated according to WHO recommendations. It is recommended that maternal and neonatal tetanus [MNT] vaccination campaigns should include lady health workers at implementation stage
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Assunto principal:
Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Estudos Transversais
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Vacinação
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Ano de publicação:
2005
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