{"id":29346,"date":"2026-04-06T05:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=29346"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:12:55","slug":"lack-of-awareness-women-left-without-tetanus-vaccine-in-jawzjan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2026\/04\/lack-of-awareness-women-left-without-tetanus-vaccine-in-jawzjan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lack of awareness; women left without Tetanus vaccine in Jawzjan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doctors believe that although Tetanus vaccination is vital for preventing life-threatening diseases in mothers and newborns, some women in Jawzjan province have not received the vaccine due to a lack of awareness, economic difficulties, and limited access to health services.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They also add that, besides these challenges, false beliefs are important factors preventing women from getting vaccinated. Shamila, a 35-year-old resident of Sheberghan who has not yet received the Tetanus vaccine due to a lack of awareness, says,<\/p>\n

\u201cI have heard the name of Tetanus vaccine from television and other people, but I don\u2019t have enough information and don\u2019t know how important it is. My mother says I was vaccinated as a child, but I never went to a clinic to receive it during my teenage years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sodaba, a 37-year-old resident of Sheberghan, also says, \u201cI have heard about this vaccine, but I don\u2019t know much about it. I remember receiving a few doses when I was younger, but I never completed the full vaccination course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arezo, a 40-year-old resident of Sheberghan, says she has not received the Tetanus vaccine because of social misconceptions. She says,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hear different opinions from people about this vaccine. Some say it is beneficial, while others say it is harmful. That is why we are unsure how important it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to a lack of awareness, long distances to health centers and economic difficulties are also serious challenges to women\u2019s access to the vaccine. Samira (pseudonym), who has not received the Tetanus vaccine due to limited access to health services and financial problems, says,<\/p>\n

\u201cThe clinic is very far from our home, and transportation costs money. That is why I have not been able to go for vaccination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arezo (pseudonym), another woman, says, \u201cThe clinic is far away and we do not have any means of transportation. If health services were closer, we would definitely get vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, obstetrics and gynecology specialists describe Tetanus vaccination as vital for women\u2019s health, especially for pregnant women, and stress the importance of receiving it on time. Shabana Haidari, an obstetrics and gynecology specialist, says,<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Tetanus \u00a0vaccine plays a key role in protecting both mothers and newborns. Not receiving it can lead to serious health risks, including the death of the newborn and even the mother.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also adds, \u201cSome families believe the vaccine causes illness, or they refuse it because other family members were not vaccinated. Such beliefs are a serious barrier to vaccination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials from the Jawzjan Public Health Directorate say the vaccine has been administered to thousands of women in the province and that efforts are ongoing to raise public awareness. Gul Aqa Barakzai, Head of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in Jawzjan, says,<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Public Health Directorate provides vaccination services for women through 59 active health centers and is working through various programs to increase family awareness about this.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to doctors, the Tetanus vaccine is recommended in five doses for women and girls of reproductive age, as it helps prevent serious diseases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Doctors believe that although Tetanus vaccination is vital for preventing life-threatening diseases in mothers and newborns, some women in Jawzjan province have not received the vaccine due to a lack of awareness, economic difficulties, and limited access to health services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":29362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[990,16,977,218,24],"tags":[207,262,1508,1737,1741],"class_list":["post-29346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-report","category-women-rights","category-health","category-women","tag-women","tag-jawzjan","tag-awareness","tag-tetanus-vaccines","tag-lack-of-awareness"],"views":18,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29346"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29365,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29346\/revisions\/29365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}