11. Awareness of Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine in Women of Karachi
Tafazzul H Zaidi, Faheem Ahmed and Kiran Mehtab
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine Awareness of Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine in Women of Karachi.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi from July 2018 to November 2018.
Materials and Methods: A study was conducted on a sample of 400 females. The sample was taken through Non-Probability Purposive Sampling within a study period. An informed verbal consent was taken from the candidates. Pilot study was conducted to assess the authenticity of the questionnaire. A structured questionnaire was then distributed, got filled, data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20, with 95% confidence interval and p-value <= 0.05 considered as statistically significant
Results: A total of 400 women were asked about the Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine. Out of 400 women 290 (72.5%) knew about Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine while 110 (27.5%) had no idea about it. Of these 290 women who had awareness 220 (76%) were unmarried while 70 (24%) were married. Out of 110 females who didn’t have awareness 35 (32%) were married and 75 (68%) were unmarried. Out Of 290 Women who had awareness 214( 88%) were students,23 ( 69%) were working women 53( 42% ) were house wives .Women who had awareness 160(55.1%) got to know about this from friends, family and other relatives while 130(44.8%) had been told by health care providers at some point in their lives.
Conclusion: Despite development of highly effective preventive measures, high rate of tetanus in Pakistan points towards lack of preventive measures. Reasons for lack of regular vaccination for tetanus include low level of education, unavailability of immunization centers near to residence, misconceptions regarding vaccination among women such as it might cause infertility, anaphylactic reactions and misconception of TT being a contraceptive. There is a dire need for Policy Formulation And Programmme Implementation For increasing awareness amongst the women For Optimum Immunization with tetanus toxoid including the schedule and booster dosage .
Key Words: Awareness, Tetanus, Toxoid, Women, Immunization
Citation of articles: Zaidi TH, Ahmed F, Mehtab K. Awareness of Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine in Women of Karachi. Med Forum 2019;30(2):43-46.