Inequitable access to immunization and vitamin A capsule services: a case of ethnic minorities in three hill districts of Bangladesh.
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چکیده
Avoidable geographic, ethnic and socio-economic disparity in immunization coverage has been a serious concern for Bangladesh. However, this dimension has not been systematically investigated by independent researchers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh due to political inconveniences stemming from a 20-year armed struggle for autonomy, which ended following a peace agreement in December 1997. The CHT has over 974,455 people spread over three districts— Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. The major ethnic (adivasi) groups of CHT are Bangali, Bawm, Chak, Chakma, Khumi, Khyang, Lushei, Marma, Mro, Pangkgua/Pankho, Tanchangya and Tripura. The Government has been implementing the Expanded Programme on Immunization nationally
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Public health
دوره 119 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005