Assessment of knowledge and practice of childhood routine immunization among mothers/caregivers attending primary health care centres in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Uwaibi, Noel Ebehiremen; Akhimienho, I.K.

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“…Of the mothers interviewed, 50% said they do not know VPDs, 43% misunderstood what VPDs are, and only 53 mothers knew what immunizable diseases are and could mention these diseases. Similar research conducted in southern Nigeria to assess mothers' knowledge on vaccinepreventable diseases shows that 41.3% of mothers believe that immunization can prevent Malaria (72.3%), and 84.65% said it prevents Diarrhoea [26]. These results show knowledge gaps among respondents on the concept of immunization and vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs).…”

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Factors Influencing Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers Towards Immunization of Children Under-Five Years in Farato, Gambia

Kanyi¹

2021

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Globally, immunization coverage dropped from 86% in 2019 to 83% in 2020. An estimated 23 million children under one year did not receive basic vaccines, which is the highest number since 2009. Thus, this study aimed at identifying factors influencing the knowledge and attitude of mothers of under-five children towards immunization in Farato, The Gambia. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the peri-urban community of Farato. A sample of 132 mothers were conveniently sampled and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequencies, and proportions were used to present the results of this study. The study revealed a low level of knowledge of mothers towards immunization. About 25% of mothers cannot clearly explain immunization; 23% knew that the first vaccine dose should be administered to a child at birth or soon after, and 60% were found to be unaware if their children were immunized. This indicates that the concept of immunization is not even clear to mothers and also showcased inadequate knowledge. However, 70% highlighted that immunization prevents infections and enhances child survival. Inadequate knowledge about immunization, literacy and education level, occupation of mothers, inadequate information from health workers, and limited information among mothers were major influencing factors to drop-out of immunization uptake. The study suggests that mothers need to be taught what immunization is about and its importance to children. At health facilities and clinic sites, health workers need to continue communicating to mothers on the importance of immunization to enlighten them about immunization.

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Factors Influencing Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers Towards Immunization of Children Under-Five Years in Farato, Gambia

Kanyi¹

2021

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“…Mothers / caregivers' age, educational status, employment status, and antenatal clinic attendance showed significant association with their knowledge on childhood routine immunization in the present study, similar to several other studies. 3,[12][13][14][15][16] . However, mothers being employed is not a significant predictor of good knowledge of immunization.…”

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“…This finding is in consonance with several other findings where it was reported that mothers with higher level of education had better knowledge of immunization. 4,[15][16][17] This is because being educated and even a high level of education improves awareness and understanding of the efficacy of childhood immunization.…”

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Mothers/caregivers’ knowledge of routine childhood immunization and vaccination status in children aged, 12-23 months in Ilorin, Nigeria

Solomon O,

Ayodele I,

Rasheedat M

et al. 2023

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: Immunization has averted millions of hospitalizations and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases. It is a strong public health tool for childhood infection control and prevention. Many mothers are aware of routine immunization but with doubtable knowledge.Objectives: This study determined the mothers/caregivers’ knowledge of routine childhood immunization and vaccination status of their children, aged 12-23 months in Ilorin East Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. It also identified some of the socio-demographic factors associated with good knowledge status of the mothers/caregivers.Methods: This was a community-based cross-sectional study, carried out between December, 2019 and January, 2020, among 456 mothers / caregivers-children’s pairs. Subjects were recruited using multistage cluster sampling technique. Data were collected using a pretested, semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire.Results: Up to 98.0% of the respondents were aware of childhood immunization with healthcare providers (92.1%) being their major source of information. Majority of the respondents (85.3%) had good knowledge of immunization, defined by a score ≤6 out of the 10 questions tested. There was a significant relationship between respondents’ knowledge and full vaccination status of the children (p=0.001). The significant factors associated with good knowledge from binary logistic regression were mothers / caregivers’ age >30 years, antenatal clinic attendance and at least secondary education (OR, p value = 10.60, 0.013; 8.50, <0.001; and 3.98, <0.001 respectively).Conclusion: Mothers / caregivers’ knowledge on immunization was good and this positively affected the full vaccination status of their children. There is a need to sustain female education and encourage antenatal clinic attendance, as tools to improve childhood immunization.

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“…The evaluation of the routine childhood immunization program is important for several reasons. First, it allows workers in the immunization program to discover gaps and obstacles that hinder the implementation of the program and address them in a timely manner and second, to learn about the benefit of the program and its contribution to controlling diseases and reducing the mortality rate among children (4) .…”

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Evaluation of the Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process at Primary Health Care Centers in Salah Al-Dean Governorate

Hassoon¹,

Khalifa

2022

Kufa Jour. Nurs. Sci.

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Background: The evaluation of routine childhood immunization program for under five years are important for global health. Objectives: The study aims at evaluating the Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process at Primary Health Care Centers in Salah Al-Dean Governorate Methodology: A descriptive design, which is using the evaluation approach, has been conducted at Primary Health Care Centers in Salah Al-Dean Governorate in order to evaluate the Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process from January 10th to November 1st, 2021. A multistage sample "non -probability" convenient sample of (32) primary health care centers (16 main and 16 sub main) distributed in Salah Al-Dean Health Directorate. An instrument is developed of the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization for the purpose of the present study (PAHO &WHO, 2013). The study instrument is consisted of the evaluation of Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process at Primary Health Care Centers. Instrument content validity is determined by a panel of (18) experts. Internal consistency reliability is determined through Cronbach alpha correlation coefficient. Data are gathered throughout the utilization of the study instrument and the structured interview technique as data collection method. The Data of the study have been analyzed by the utilization of descriptive statistical data analysis approach which includes (frequencies, percentages, total scores and ranges). Results: The study results indicate that all of the main primary health care centers and majority of the sub primary health care centers have good level of overall evaluation of the Routine Childhood Immunization Program process (100%) (81.25%) respectively. Conclusion: The study concludes that the Routine Childhood Immunization Program process is well sufficiently and efficiently implemented at all of the Main Primary Health Care Centers and most of the sub primary health care centers in Salah Al-Dean Governorate. Recommendation: The Routine Childhood Immunization Program process should be monitored and valued periodically and on regular base.

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Assessment of knowledge and practice of childhood routine immunization among mothers/caregivers attending primary health care centres in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

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Factors Influencing Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers Towards Immunization of Children Under-Five Years in Farato, Gambia

Factors Influencing Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers Towards Immunization of Children Under-Five Years in Farato, Gambia

Mothers/caregivers’ knowledge of routine childhood immunization and vaccination status in children aged, 12-23 months in Ilorin, Nigeria

Evaluation of the Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process at Primary Health Care Centers in Salah Al-Dean Governorate

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