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A study to assess the vaccination coverage of university students in Mumbai, India

  • Background: Immunization is the most cost-effective intervention for infectious diseases which are the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is a scarcity of information on the vaccination status of young adults and the role of socioeconomic conditions in India. Objectives: Present study explored the adult vaccination status and influence of income and education of parents on adult vaccination status in university students from Mumbai, India. Methods: On the basis of the eligibility criterion 149 students were selected for the present study. A total of 8 vaccines namely Tdap/DTP, Varicella, MMR, Influenza, Pneumococcal, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Meningococcal were included in this study for all the respondents. In addition to these vaccines, Human Papilloma Virus vaccine was also included for female respondents. Results: There were total of 149 (75 male and 74 females) respondents with the mean age of 21.5 years. The top 3 immunizations were Td/Tdap (97.3%), MMR (66.4%) and Hepatitis B (55%) among the respondents. Only 4 (5.5%) female respondents have been immunized against the HPV. Conclusions: Td/Tdap (97.3%) and MMR (66.4%) coverage was in line with the recommendations. For all the other vaccines the coverage was low varying from 5.5% to 35.4%. The vaccination coverage was better in respondents with higher educated and higher income parents. We suggest that patient education, planning by government for the implementation of policy for adult vaccination and involvement of physicians are must for better adult vaccination coverage.

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Author:Dnyanesh LimayeORCiDGND, Vaidehi Limaye, Gerhard FortwengelORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-10848
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-1084
DOI original:https://doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.8(6).2667-76
Parent Title (English):International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2017
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Hannover
Release Date:2017/06/12
Tag:Adult Vaccines; Education; Income; Mumbai; University Students
GND Keyword:Impfung; Student; Mumbai
Volume:8
Issue:6
First Page:2667
Last Page:2676
Link to catalogue:1749517809
Institutes:Fakultät III - Medien, Information und Design
DDC classes:610 Medizin, Gesundheit
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell-Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 3.0