Conclusion of pulse polio programme
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Answer:
The educational level of all the participants in the study areas was good but their awareness level with respect to the disease and the programme was unsatisfactory in more than half of them. Very few participants knew that polio is transmitted by contaminated food and water.
Explanation:
Pulse Polio is an immunisation campaign established by the government of India to eliminate poliomyelitis (polio) in India by vaccinating all children under the age of five years against the polio virus. The project fights polio through a large-scale, pulse vaccination programme and monitoring for poliomyelitis cases. Vellore, (Tamil Nadu) was the first Indian district to become 100% polio-free through the pulse strategy, and rest of India adopted the strategy in 1995.