Community acceptance of services and effectiveness of health camps in high-risk areas of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Health 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.

Methods

This 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.

Results

In June 877,

SUBMITTER: Abbasi FH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751023 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature