Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (Kap) of Rubella Vaccination in Adolescent Girls Attending Gynaecology Opd at BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur

Abstract

BACKGROUNDRubella, also called German measles, is a disease of childhood. In the absence of pregnancy, it is usually clinically manifested as a mild self-limited infection. But a woman infected with the Rubella virus during the early stage of pregnancy has a 90% chance of transmitting it to the foetus. The virus can cause hearing impairments, eye and heart defects and brain damage in newborns, and even spontaneous abortion and foetal deaths. Of the 1,10,000 children born with CRS every year globally, an estimated 40,000 cases occur in India alone. A single dose of Rubella vaccine gives more than 95% long-lasting immunity. Aims and Objectives-To study about Knowledge, Attitude & Practice (KAP) on Rubella vaccine among adolescent girls attending GYN OPD of BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur and the factors influencing KAP towards Rubella vaccination among adolescent girls.

Educational program about Rubella among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Women’s Health Hospital, Assiut University, Egypt

“…This might explained by the women had children and give them immunization of MMR. This agreed with Kumari et al [19] who found that 13.02% of participants stated that rubella can be prevented by vaccine.…”

“…This due to that most of pregnant women didn't hear on this disease before. This agreed with Kumari et al [19] who observed that 86.98% of recipients didn't know the adverse effect of rubella on pregnancy and fetus.…”