Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of private sector immunization service providers in Gujarat, India

Hagan, José E.; Gaonkar, Narayan; Doshi, Vikas; Patni, Anas; Vyas, Shailee; Mazumdar, Vihang; Kosambiya, J K; Gupta, Satish Kumar; Watkins, Margaret

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.11.046

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“…The response rate of our study was 81.7% which is consistent with prior studies among paediatricians. 12,15…”

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confidence: 99%

“…hepatitis A and varicella). 12,14 Among the private providers 88.2% were doing vaccination daily, 10.6% on parent's demand and 1.2% were vaccinating weekly. Practices like not immunizing children who are mildly ill (61.2%), reported among private providers was also found.…”

Section: Vaccine Administration Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This finding of multiple injection hesitancy among practitioners may also lead to MOV. 12,23 Increased parental hesitancy is associated with parents' decision to delay or refuse vaccinations for their child, and that this deci-sion is associated with lower vaccination coverage. 32 Large number of misconceptions still prevails not only among the health professional but even among general population which often lead to non-completion of vaccination schedule.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The most common reason given was unawareness of any reporting requirement, and not knowing where or how to report. 12 In general, private providers closely followed the IAP-recommended vaccination schedule rather than the UIP schedule. 13 The challenge of national immunization programmes can only be fulfilled by increasing the vaccination coverage.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A study on immunization practices amongst private medical practitioners of Bhopal city in central India

Mahra

Pandey

Saxena

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: WHO advocates and highly recommend that National Immunization Programmes (NIPs) should increase collaboration and communication with private providers delivering vaccination services to ameliorate the purpose immunizing beneficiaries efficiently.Methods: It is a cross sectional observational study. It is done to assess immunization practices and other rel-evant aspects amongst private paediatrics practitioners of Bhopal city.Results: After doing appropriate statistical analysis, results revealed that most of the cold chain practices, vaccine administration practices, record keeping and reporting mechanisms were not up to the mark (i.e. p values < 0.05 at 95% confidence interval). However, training and level of experience contributed to improve in certain practice outcomes.Conclusions: Quality of immunization services in private sector could be enhanced by providing training and support to private immunization service providers.

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“…The response rate of our study was 81.7% which is consistent with prior studies among paediatricians. 12,15…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Vaccine Administration Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Vaccine Administration Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A study on immunization practices amongst private medical practitioners of Bhopal city in central India

Mahra

Pandey

Saxena

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…Although there is a growing interest in this topic, only a limited number of reports and papers in the literature have, to date, examined the role of the private sector in immunisation in low- and middle-income countries4 5 or described in detail private sector involvement in immunisation, with the few recent examples from Asia and Africa 6–10. This paper reviews a relatively well-established and formalised collaboration between the government and the private sector in immunisation planning and service delivery in the Sudan (henceforth, Sudan).…”

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Private sector engagement and contributions to immunisation service delivery and coverage in Sudan

Ahmed

DeRoeck²,

Sadr-Azodi³

2019

BMJ Glob Health

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For more than two decades, the private sector in the Sudan (henceforth, Sudan), including non-governmental organisations and for-profit providers, has played a key role in delivering immunisation services, especially in the conflict-affected Darfur region and the most populated Khartoum state. The agreements that the providers enter into with state governments necessitate that they are licenced; follow the national immunisation policy and reporting and supervision requirements; use the vaccines supplied by government; and offer vaccinations free-of-charge. These private providers are well integrated into the states’ immunisation programmes as they take part in the Ministry of Health immunisation trainings and district review meetings and they are incorporated into annual district immunisation microplans. The purpose of this article is to describe the private sector contributions to equitable access to immunisation services and coverage, as well as key challenges, lessons learned and future considerations. Fifty-five per cent of private health facilities in Sudan (411 out of 752) provide immunisation services, with 75% (307 out of 411) based in Khartoum state and the Darfur region. In 2017, private providers administered around 16% of all third doses of pentavalent (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b) vaccines to children. Private health providers of immunisation services have especially been critical in filling the gaps in government services in hard-to-reach or conflict-affected areas and among marginalised populations, and thus in reducing inequities in access. Through its experience in engaging the private sector, Sudan has learned the importance of regulating and licencing private facilities and incorporating them into the immunisation programme’s decision-making, planning, regular evaluation and supervision system to ensure their compliance with immunisation guidelines and the overall quality of services. In moving forward, strategic engagement with the private sector will become more prominent as Sudan transitions out of donors’ financial assistance with its projected income growth.

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Demography and determinants of incomplete immunization in children aged 1–5 years and vaccine-hesitancy among caregivers: An Eastern Indian perspective

Ghosh

Annigeri

Hemram

et al. 2022

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of private sector immunization service providers in Gujarat, India

Cited by 15 publications

References 14 publications

A study on immunization practices amongst private medical practitioners of Bhopal city in central India

A study on immunization practices amongst private medical practitioners of Bhopal city in central India

Private sector engagement and contributions to immunisation service delivery and coverage in Sudan

Demography and determinants of incomplete immunization in children aged 1–5 years and vaccine-hesitancy among caregivers: An Eastern Indian perspective

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