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| Title |
Attitude and perception towards vaccination against poliomyelitis in Peshawar, Pakistan
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| Published in |
Revista de Saúde Pública, December 2021
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| DOI | 10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055003478 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shafique Farheen, Mahreen ul Hassan, Hina Nayab, Noreen Asim, Nazia Akbar, Nuzhat Shafi, Sadaf Manzoor, Freek van Eeden, Shaqaut Ali |
| Abstract |
This research aimed to quantitatively assess the general public's awareness, attitude and perception of polio and its vaccination in Peshawar KPK, Pakistan. We conducted a survey-based study to understand the surge in polio cases from 2015 to 2019 in the Peshawar city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan. A pre-tested questionnaire-based study was conducted in 2019 to assess the attitude and general perception of residents of Peshawar KPK towards polio vaccination. Out of 241 country-wide polio cases, 63 (26.1%) polio cases were reported in Peshawar city from 2015-2019. The questionnaire revealed that individuals between 18-30 years of age had sufficient knowledge (65.1%) about polio. Male and female participants had equal awareness (~ 43%). Participants with higher education (45.9%), those with better financial status (49.5%), individuals with children < 5 years of age (46.4%), and those who had experience of a polio patient (63.1%) had better knowledge. Participants inhabiting the central city were better aware (50.5%) of polio than individuals living in the outskirts. The data indicated that poor knowledge and negative attitudes of people towards polio vaccination are the main causes of the polio eradication program's failure. Moreover, religious beliefs, unchecked migration between the Pak-Afghan border, and lack of knowledge about polio vaccination are identified as critical barriers to polio eradication. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 50% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 30 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 3% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 18 | 60% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 2 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 18 | 60% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 June 2022.
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#7,145,769
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#218
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#149,688
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Outputs of similar age from Revista de Saúde Pública
#6
of 38 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,139 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 4.7. This one has done well, scoring higher than 80% of its peers.
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