Master Thesis Vaccination coverage for oral polio vaccination

Master Thesis

Vaccination coverage for oral polio vaccination and identifying the determinants associated with popular participation in immunization activities of the polio eradication programme in Pakistan

A project proposal

By
Abrar Baig

Superviser

Professor Ingela Krantz

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................... 2
ABBREVIATIONS.................................................................................................. 3
PROLOGUE............................................................................................................ 4
1. GENERAL BACKGROUND.............................................................................. 5
2. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 7
2.1. POLIO .............................................................................................................. 7
2.2. POLIOVIRUS..................................................................................................... 7
2.2.1. Pathogenesis ............................................................................................ 7
2.2.2. Clinical features ....................................................................................... 8
2.2.3. Laboratory diagnosis ................................................................................ 9
2.3. POLIO VACCINE ............................................................................................. 10
2.3.1. Inactivated poliovirus vaccine ................................................................ 10
2.3.2. Oral poliovirus vaccine .......................................................................... 11
3. COUNTRY PROFILE ...................................................................................... 13
3.1. HEALTH CARE IN PAKISTAN ........................................................................... 13

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