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The health awareness in Malappuram district of Kerala is not at par with the rest of the state. The district, with a large Muslim population, is considered to be backward. Though the people in this district are generally well off, the district records a low rate of immunisation for new born babies in comparison with the other districts of the state. In fact, the statistics of immunisation in this district, which is one of the basic features of general health, match with those in Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. This is because of the lack of health awareness in the rural areas of the district and the religious-archaic beliefs of the old generation. Although the government is spending crores of rupees annually on health in Malappuram, but still child deaths are reported from here due to the lack of proper immunisation. During the last two years, two children have died because of diphtheria and four each died of tetanus and measles in the district.
As such there are five super speciality private hospitals in the district and still people have to go to nearby districts because of heavy rush in these hospitals. That shows the health standard of the people here. Dr. K.H.H. Das, a senior pathologist, says about the trend in the district, “The general health awareness among the people is high here. They regularly come to hospitals for health check up. Mortality due to breast cancer, uterus cancer and other ailments has come down drastically because of the diseases' early detection. But this awareness is only among the urban population and that is a cause of concern.”
According to the child immunisation data collected in January 1996 by the Central Government, 52 per cent of children were fully vaccinated in Kerala and that was a national record. The data shows the percentage of non-vaccinated children has come down from 11 per cent to two per cent in the state in NFHS-2. During 2007-08, the immunisation rate in Malappuram was 38 per cent that went up to 57 per cent in 2009-10. But during the same period, the districts of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wynad and Trissur registered 100 per cent child immunisation. Siddique, a social worker, says that it is necessary to educate the elder people to get rid of their decades old misconceptions about child immunisation.
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Low awareness acts as the biggest bane
The health awareness in Malappuram district of Kerala is not at par with the rest of the state. The district, with a large Muslim population, is considered to be backward. Though the people in this district are generally well off, the district records a low rate of immunisation for new born babies in comparison with the other districts of the state. In fact, the statistics of immunisation in this district, which is one of the basic features of general health, match with those in Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. This is because of the lack of health awareness in the rural areas of the district and the religious-archaic beliefs of the old generation. Although the government is spending crores of rupees annually on health in Malappuram, but still child deaths are reported from here due to the lack of proper immunisation. During the last two years, two children have died because of diphtheria and four each died of tetanus and measles in the district.
As such there are five super speciality private hospitals in the district and still people have to go to nearby districts because of heavy rush in these hospitals. That shows the health standard of the people here. Dr. K.H.H. Das, a senior pathologist, says about the trend in the district, “The general health awareness among the people is high here. They regularly come to hospitals for health check up. Mortality due to breast cancer, uterus cancer and other ailments has come down drastically because of the diseases' early detection. But this awareness is only among the urban population and that is a cause of concern.”
According to the child immunisation data collected in January 1996 by the Central Government, 52 per cent of children were fully vaccinated in Kerala and that was a national record. The data shows the percentage of non-vaccinated children has come down from 11 per cent to two per cent in the state in NFHS-2. During 2007-08, the immunisation rate in Malappuram was 38 per cent that went up to 57 per cent in 2009-10. But during the same period, the districts of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wynad and Trissur registered 100 per cent child immunisation. Siddique, a social worker, says that it is necessary to educate the elder people to get rid of their decades old misconceptions about child immunisation.
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