Home Institution
Middlebury College
Publication Date
Fall 2013
Abstract
Child immunization rates in India continue to remain low, despite the 1985 implementation of a Universal Immunization Program that provides free basic immunizations to all children. There are numerous logistical factors that contribute to the low rates of immunization, but rates are made further worse by a lack of parental awareness and education about immunization, especially in village communities. This study examines the maternal understanding of immunization in rural Uttarakhand, both in villages in which an NGO has been working to improve maternal immunization education and in villages with no NGO involvement. It finds a positive correlation between increased immunization education, increased maternal knowledge of immunization, and increased health seeking behavior of mothers.
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Health Services Research | International Public Health | Maternal and Child Health | Pediatrics | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion
Recommended Citation
Banerji, Sarah, "The Pertinence of Maternal Education on Child Immunization in Rural Uttarakhand: More Than Just Increased Rates" (2013). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1703.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1703
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Health Services Research Commons, International Public Health Commons, Maternal and Child Health Commons, Pediatrics Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Program Name
India: Health and Human Rights