Community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high-risk areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 2021
IntroductionHealth camps are organized to provide basic health services in underprivileged communities. This study was conducted to determine community acceptance and effectiveness of health camps in the high-risk areas for the polio program in Karachi, Pakistan.MethodsThis cross-sectional survey wa...
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| description | IntroductionHealth camps are organized to provide basic health services in underprivileged communities. This study was conducted to determine community acceptance and effectiveness of health camps in the high-risk areas for the polio program in Karachi, Pakistan.MethodsThis cross-sectional survey was conducted at the health campsites in high-risk union councils (HRUCs) of four districts of Karachi, Sindh. The survey was carried out in three rounds after a polio vaccination campaign in June, August, and October 2021. In June and August, health camps were organized in eight HRUCs; in October, the scope was extended to 33 union councils. All health camps provided basic health services, maternal and child health services, and routine immunization.ResultsIn June 877, August 367, and October 383 respondents participated in the survey. The main services availed include consultation with a doctor (64% in June, 79% in August, 78% in October), followed by childhood vaccination (58% in June, 55% in August, 69% in October), and nutrition support (34% in June, 17% in August, 17% in October). Children’s immunization increased from 80% in June to 86% in August and 96% in October health camp rounds. Among parents who do not allow oral polio vaccine from polio teams at their doorstep, also vaccinated children at the health camps 48 (81%) in June, eight (80%) in August, and 13 (87%) in October.ConclusionHealth camps played a crucial role in building the reputation of the polio program among underserved communities in Karachi’s high-risk areas. Alongside routine immunization vaccination services, the provision of public health services such as permanent healthcare facilities, access to safe drinking water, proper waste disposal, and mother and child healthcare services, are crucial steps toward improving immunization and overall health outcomes and strengthening community trust. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b37749dfe83e4e31872a68ebc8af3d9f2025-01-08T06:12:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-01-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.14980161498016Community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high-risk areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 2021Fayaz Hussain Abbasi0Jaishri Mehraj1Azeem Khowaja2Irshad Ali Sodhar3Shoukat Ali Chandio4Shumaila Rasool5Shumaila Rasool6Asif Ali Zardari7Imtiaz Hussain8Altaf Bosan9Erin M. Stuckey10Ahmed Ali Shaikh11Ahmed Ali Shaikh12Provincial Emergency Operation Center (PEOC), Government of Sindh, Karachi, PakistanIntegral Global Health, Islamabad, PakistanUnited Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Islamabad, PakistanProvincial Emergency Operation Center (PEOC), Government of Sindh, Karachi, PakistanUnited Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Islamabad, PakistanProvincial Emergency Operation Center (PEOC), Government of Sindh, Karachi, PakistanNational Stop Transmission of Polio (N-STOP) Program, Islamabad, PakistanWorld Health Organization, Islamabad, PakistanCenter of Excellence in Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanNational Emergency Operation Center (NEOC), Islamabad, PakistanThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, United StatesProvincial Emergency Operation Center (PEOC), Government of Sindh, Karachi, PakistanRiz Consulting, Islamabad, PakistanIntroductionHealth camps are organized to provide basic health services in underprivileged communities. This study was conducted to determine community acceptance and effectiveness of health camps in the high-risk areas for the polio program in Karachi, Pakistan.MethodsThis cross-sectional survey was conducted at the health campsites in high-risk union councils (HRUCs) of four districts of Karachi, Sindh. The survey was carried out in three rounds after a polio vaccination campaign in June, August, and October 2021. In June and August, health camps were organized in eight HRUCs; in October, the scope was extended to 33 union councils. All health camps provided basic health services, maternal and child health services, and routine immunization.ResultsIn June 877, August 367, and October 383 respondents participated in the survey. The main services availed include consultation with a doctor (64% in June, 79% in August, 78% in October), followed by childhood vaccination (58% in June, 55% in August, 69% in October), and nutrition support (34% in June, 17% in August, 17% in October). Children’s immunization increased from 80% in June to 86% in August and 96% in October health camp rounds. Among parents who do not allow oral polio vaccine from polio teams at their doorstep, also vaccinated children at the health camps 48 (81%) in June, eight (80%) in August, and 13 (87%) in October.ConclusionHealth camps played a crucial role in building the reputation of the polio program among underserved communities in Karachi’s high-risk areas. Alongside routine immunization vaccination services, the provision of public health services such as permanent healthcare facilities, access to safe drinking water, proper waste disposal, and mother and child healthcare services, are crucial steps toward improving immunization and overall health outcomes and strengthening community trust.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1498016/fullhealth campschildhood immunizationvaccinationpolio eradicationmother and child healthKarachi |
| spellingShingle | Fayaz Hussain Abbasi Jaishri Mehraj Azeem Khowaja Irshad Ali Sodhar Shoukat Ali Chandio Shumaila Rasool Shumaila Rasool Asif Ali Zardari Imtiaz Hussain Altaf Bosan Erin M. Stuckey Ahmed Ali Shaikh Ahmed Ali Shaikh Community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high-risk areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 2021 Frontiers in Public Health health camps childhood immunization vaccination polio eradication mother and child health Karachi |
| title | Community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high-risk areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 2021 |
| title_full | Community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high-risk areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 2021 |
| title_fullStr | Community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high-risk areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high-risk areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 2021 |
| title_short | Community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high-risk areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 2021 |
| title_sort | community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high risk areas of karachi sindh pakistan 2021 |
| topic | health camps childhood immunization vaccination polio eradication mother and child health Karachi |
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