Identification of Knowledge & practice of Vaccination, Dental & Eye Glass program in Alia Madrasah in Dhaka City of Bangladesh

Abstract

The present study was aimed to identify the knowledge & practice of vaccination program in Alia madrasah and know the Government & Non-Government organizational programs and its implementation status of vaccination & also identify the status of dental & eye glass checkup in this madrasah. Simultaneously this study is carried out to know the feelings of the teachers of Alia madrasah towards vaccination and their acceptance of vaccine. Data were collected through structured questionnaires from the principal/leaders of the Alia madrasah.

Among 35 Alia madrasahs, most of the principals have a little knowledge about vaccination.

In this study it has been found that among 35 madrasah, (69%) madrasahs have taken vaccine & 11(31%) madrasahs have not taken vaccine. Government has given vaccine in 19 (79%) madrasah and Non-Govt. organizations have given vaccine in 5 (21%) madrasahs among 24 vaccinated madrasahs. Madrasah leader did not arrange vaccination program for their student due to unavailability of vaccination team (73%) and few cases money problem have been raised among those are not take vaccine. It can be said that financial conditions of Alia madrasahs have no effect on vaccine acceptability. But, most of the Alia madrasahs leader asked to arrange vaccination program without cost. Unfortunately the scenario of dental and eye glass checkup is totally reversed from vaccination program in Alia madrasah. It has been found that only 01 (3%) madrasah has taken dental and eye glass checkup for their student which is arranged by Anguman Mufidul Islam. & 34 (97%) madrasahs have not found this checkup.

These findings indicate the need for further advocacy for increased knowledge on the importance of vaccination and affordable public immunization & medical care of dental & eye glass programs should be focused on Alia madrasah.