?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Exploring+the+Causes+of+Low+Immunization+Status+in+School+Going+Children&rft.creator=Inamdar%2C+M&rft.creator=Piparsania+%2C+S&rft.creator=Inamdar%2C+S&rft.creator=Singh%2C+K&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Although+a+definitive+immunization+program+has+been+advocated+for+children+in+our+country%2C+the+immunization+coverage+is+far+from+satisfactory.+There+is+paucity+of+survey+studies+related+to+immunization+pattern.+Objective%3A+This+study+has+been+undertaken+to+explore+the+social+and+attitudinal+factors+with+parents+resulting+into+adverse+immunization.+Material+and+Methods%3A+The+study+was+school+based+cross-sectional+study+conducted+in+50+schools+of+Indore+district+selected+by+random+sampling+from+three+groups.+Information+was+collected+from+parents+by+providing+pre-tested+questionnaire.+Result%3A+Association+of+parent%E2%80%99s+literacy+and+socioeconomic+status+with+successful+immunization+could+be+established.+Overall+coverage+rate+with+vaccines+was+poor+in+school+going+girls+as+compared+to+the+boys%3B+proving+thereby+that+gender+discrimination+exists+putting+girls+in+disadvantageous+position.+Conclusion%3A+It+can+be+expected+that+the+immunization+status+of+school+children+will+improve+if+identified+risk+factors+such+as+parental+education%2C+socioeconomic+status%2C+awareness+status+are+improved+and+attitudinal+gender+discrimination+is+curbed.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-01-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8853%2F1%2F2011-4-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Inamdar%2C+M+and+Piparsania+%2C+S+and+Inamdar%2C+S+and+Singh%2C+K++(2012)+Exploring+the+Causes+of+Low+Immunization+Status+in+School+Going+Children.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8853%2F