All hands against polio.
World Health Forum
; 19(2): 188-91, 1998.
Article
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| ID: mdl-9652220
ABSTRACT
PIP: 5486 cases of poliomyelitis were reported in Pakistan between 1988 and 1993. In 1994, the country joined the international polio eradication program and has since conducted eight national polio campaigns during which oral polio vaccine was given to children at special community centers throughout Pakistan under the auspices of the Expanded Program on Immunization. The students and faculty of the Aga Khan University School of Nursing, working together with other groups and organizations, participated in all but one of the campaigns to provide technical and professional support, motivate parents and families to have their children immunized, promote a positive attitude in communities toward the national polio program, and identify high-risk groups. The school's involvement was planned and coordinated by its Community Health Nursing Interest Group. Recommendations for improving the program are presented on the basis of the experience gained.
Palavras-chave
Age Factors; Asia; Child; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Education; Health; Health Services; Immunization; Pakistan; Poliomyelitis--prevention and control; Population; Population Characteristics; Primary Health Care; Schools; Schools, Nursing; Southern Asia; Viral Diseases; Youth
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poliomielite
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Vacina Antipólio Oral
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Programas de Imunização
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
World Health Forum
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Paquistão