The impact of increased use of ASHAs on rural immunization coverage in India

Background: Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are located in rural Indian villages to promote positive health behaviors and facilitate better health care utilization, including vaccination. We calculated the average coverage of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG); Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus vaccine (DPT); polio vaccine; measles vaccine, and full vaccine coverage (BCG, 3 doses of DPT, 3 doses of polio, and measles vaccine) across districts in India, and evaluated the impact of expanded ASHA presence on changes in district-level vaccine coverage.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Type: Poster Presentation Source Type: research