Open AccessBarriers to childhood vaccination as perceived by accredited social health activists and multipurpose health workers in Mewat, Haryana (India): A qualitative research
Author(s) -
Ram Bilas Jain,
Arun Kumar,
Ekta Sharma,
Pawan Kumar Goel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.293044
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , qualitative research , social determinants of health , family medicine , environmental health , nursing , public health , social science , sociology , immunology
As compared to other parts of the country, vaccination coverage and literacy rate in district Mewat, State Haryana (India) had been low, that is, 20.8-27% and 54%, respectively. National immunization program of the country was being implemented primarily through the field workers, and accredited social health activists (ASHAs) were one of the key grass root level link workers.