Epidemiology module of practical skills for mbbs student

Step 2: Conduct a situation analysis

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  Identify well performing and poor performing areas in terms of data on vaccination session attendance and local coverage levels
  
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    Assess through meetings, small group discussions or discussions with opinion leaders (See Appendix 7.1)
    
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    Community awareness and perceptions about immunization services
    
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    Perceived barriers to immunization (related to quality of immunization services and the Community knowledge, attitudes and practices)
    
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    Issues affecting physical access to services (location, frequency, schedule)
    
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    Access by special groups (minorities, migrants etc.)
    
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  Explore the problems and possible reasons for left-outs and dropouts. Jointly seek possible solutions.
  
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  Assess the current extent of community’s involvement with immunization services and discuss possible community support.