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Ramesh Verma ¹, Alok Khanna ², Mukesh Dhankar ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Pediatric, Pt. B. D. Sharma Pgims, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The economy of India is based in part on planning through its five-year plans, which are developed, executed and monitored by the Planning Commission. The 12 Five Year Plan, which would be implemented across the country during 2012-13 to 2016-17, offers a significant opportunity to the government in our country for radically improving the approach towards public provisioning for socioeconomic development. Like the previous Five Year Plans, the next Plan too would have a larger vision, policies, priorities and strategies; but the medium for translating most of those ideas envisaged by the Planning Commission for the 12th Plan would be several health development schemes. Most of the issues pertaining to public health have been acknowledged by the policy makers and influenced to some extent the formulation process of the 12th Five Year Plan. It is commendable in this regard that the 12th Plan recognizes the need to provide comprehensive healthcare with greater emphasis on communicable diseases and preventive healthcare, need for up-gradation of rural healthcare services to Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) with districts as the units for planning, training and service provisioning.

Keywords

Five Year Plan, Health, Man power, Infrastructure, Programme

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Ravi Yadav ¹, N. D. Vaswani ¹, Alok Khanna ¹, Pooja Tripathi ¹, Aditi Singh ¹, Brain Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Pediatrics, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Pediatrics, Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

One of the best indicators for public health outcome and service is the immunization rates of the country. Knowledge of parents regarding immunization is one of the key factor affecting immunization rates in the society. This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge attitude and practice of parents regarding immunization and its correlation with the immunization status of the child. A cross-sectional study was done in the immunization room of a tertiary care hospital in Rohtak city to evaluate immunization KP of parents from 12 Jan 2015 to 20 Jan 2015 who came for immunization of their child. A total of 104 parents were interviewed by using a predesigned questionnaire. Out of 104 parents interviewed 73 have got their child fully immunized 63% children were from urban areas. Children with highly educated mothers were more likely to miss their immunization schedule. Local health care workers were the prime source of information regarding immunization services. Child's health status was most important factor in missing immunization doses at specified time. Negative attitude of parents was the most important factor affecting the immunization status of the child. Mother's age, education, working status, socioeconomic status do not significantly affected the immunization pattern. Aggressive information dissemination and involvement of family are crucial for achieving higher immunization rates in the society.

Keywords

Knowledge, Attitude, Immunization, Practice, Parents.

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