Polio and its Vaccination: A Cross Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of General Public in district Abbottabad and Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Saeed, H; Azhar, Saira; Syed, Akash; Khalid, Saliha; Bukhari, A; Saeed, Nadia

doi:10.2174/2211352516666180126161803

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“…People know the importance of mass media itself. People should also know that onetime vaccination would not be enough; for the complete effectiveness of the vaccine, people must vaccinate their dependents each time until the age of five (Syed et al, 2018).…”

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“…Many studies are done to explore the reasons why Pakistan is still on the list of polio-endemic countries (Hashmi et al, (2014). This research attempts to examine the role of both mass media and interpersonal channels to measure the effectiveness of mass media and interpersonal sources to inform people, to bring changes in their perceptions and practices regarding polio vaccination in polio eradication campaigns (Syed et al, 2018).…”

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Role of Mass Media and Interpersonal Communication in Polio Eradication Campaign

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Pasha

Ali

2021

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Health communication characterizes the boundary between communication and health and is progressively documented as essential for everyday well-being. Mass media, especially electronic media, is the need of the time, especially during the outbreaks like Polio in Pakistan. People get information from mass media, up-grade their knowledge, and their attitudes are formed, and ultimate change in practices becomes forth. By keeping in view the widely witnessed role of mass median healthcare communication, this article also examines Pakistan regarding Polio eradication. We executed a descriptive quantitative method and gathered data from n= 300 respondents. Results revealed that Mass Media and Interpersonal communication have a significant role in delivering the proper knowledge about the Polio disease. Through Mass Media and Interpersonal Communication, the masses may know the harmful consequences of Polio disease and the influential role of the vaccine inuring this disease. Thus, we concluded that media help eradicate misconceptions about the vaccine, resulting in the complete wipe out of Polio from Pakistan. Further, we have discussed the results and highlighted the recommendations accordingly.

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Role of Mass Media and Interpersonal Communication in Polio Eradication Campaign

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Ali

2021

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“…Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a legal requirement for mega projects in both countries, China and Pakistan (Jaeger, 2015;Saeed et al, 2017). Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (PEPA) 1997 enforced EIA as a mandatory document for the mega projects that needed to be approved by the respective environmental protection agencies (EPAs).…”

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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of CPEC road project by following EIA index approach for sustainability

Saqib

Saeed

Qasim

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EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES

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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a framework to provide all the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of mega projects for sustainability. Section 12 of Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA) 1997 regulates EIA procedure for mega projects that need to be approved by the respective Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce environmental impacts. This study identified inadequacies linked with EIA procedures of CPEC western road project initiated from Rehmani Khel to Kot Balian (package-2A). To evaluate EIA procedures for the selected road project, an EIA index has been formulated based on questionnaire responses. The respondents of this study included environmental experts, social experts, and consultants from the relevant departments. The secondary sources involved a comprehensive literature review and approved EIA reports of CPEC road project. For testing variables, statistical analysis, i.e., the gamma test, correlation analysis, and factor analysis were used. The current study revealed the environmental impacts of CPEC road project, i.e., vehicle emissions, land degradation, loss of biodiversity, and atmospheric pollution. The calculated EIA index was 0.47, which identified the deficiencies among EIA stages, i.e., environmental management efficiency index, environmental impact statement index (EISI), and mitigation index for selected road projects. Statistical analysis indicated an insignificant relationship among the variables for environmental sustainability for the road project. This study will provide an EIA index for implementation of EIA procedures to reduce environmental degradation and contribute to EIA literature for long-term sustainability.

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Knowledge Attitude and Practice Factors on Parents Regarding Immunization

Shahzadi

Saddique

Kousar

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Immunization is a process by which people get immunity against infectious diseases. Objective: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Factors of parents regarding immunization. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional research study design was used to assess “knowledge, attitude and practice factors of parents regarding immunization” conducted among 134 people at EPI center of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. The population was targeted through convenient sampling technique. Results: The overall result of study shown that parents having good knowledge (70.1%), positive attitude (83.6%) and good practice factors (59%), toward infant Immunization. Parent of child had good knowledge and positive attitude about infant immunization. Immunization was significantly associated with people education. The Cronbach alpha, Bartlett’s and KMO values have been checked to ensure the validity and reliability in our context. The values showed that positive and significant results and tool were considered as reliable and valid for performing statistical analysis. Conclusions: The findings of this study showed that the most of the participants have good knowledge and positive attitude towards the immunization, but still the one third population having the poor knowledge and negative attitude toward immunization due to the lack of knowledge and religious beliefs about the immunization were reported as the major barriers towards the immunization. The study results showed that health related practice factors were appropriate as health care worker who were daily at EPI center and give significant guidance to the parents.

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Polio and its Vaccination: A Cross Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of General Public in district Abbottabad and Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Role of Mass Media and Interpersonal Communication in Polio Eradication Campaign

Role of Mass Media and Interpersonal Communication in Polio Eradication Campaign

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of CPEC road project by following EIA index approach for sustainability

Knowledge Attitude and Practice Factors on Parents Regarding Immunization

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