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Parental perceptions surrounding polio and self-reported non-participation in polio supplementary immunization activities in Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed methods study

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Title
Parental perceptions surrounding polio and self-reported non-participation in polio supplementary immunization activities in Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed methods study
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, September 2012
DOI 10.2471/blt.12.106260
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Authors

Asif Raza Khowaja, Sher Ali Khan, Naveeda Nizam, Saad Bin Omer, Anita Zaidi

Abstract

To assess parent's knowledge and perceptions surrounding polio and polio vaccination, self-reported participation in polio supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) targeting children aged < 5 years, and reasons for non-participation.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 96 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 6%
Student > Bachelor 3 3%
Researcher 2 2%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 2%
Professor 1 1%
Other 3 3%
Unknown 79 82%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 7 7%
Social Sciences 3 3%
Arts and Humanities 2 2%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 1%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 1%
Other 3 3%
Unknown 79 82%