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12850368

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
A study was conducted in two health centres in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Abobo and Port Bouet) to compare the knowledge of pregnant women regarding tetanus and hepatitis B and to evaluate the acceptability of tetanus immunisation. A total of 124 women were interviewed. In spite of Information Education Communication (IEC) meetings held by midwives focusing on both diseases, knowledge about tetanus appeared to be substantially higher than that about hepatitis B. The acceptability of tetanus toxoid vaccine was good, the only barrier being the fear of useless injections. However, the risk of tetanus transmission during delivery should be better explained to women, who often give birth at home in the presence of traditional birth assistants. The awareness of men should also be raised by information campaigns, using different local networks.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0264-410X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3497-500
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Acceptability of tetanus toxoid vaccine by pregnant women in two health centres in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
pubmed:affiliation
Departement of Socio-Anthropology, University of Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article