Education about the importance of infant’s basic immunizations for pregnant and lactating mothers

Abstract

One of the causes of neonatal and infant deaths in Indonesia is vaccine-preventable diseases (PD3I). Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people visiting posyandu (integrated healthcare center) in Bontokassi Village has been reduced. It is probably due to a fear of contracted Covid-19 emerged among the community when coming to posyandu. In addition to low vaccine availability for infants, lack of maternal knowledge is one of the causes of the low vaccination rates among infants in this village. This education was aimed to increase maternal knowledge about the importance of basic immunization for infants to prevent diseases. The result showed increased maternal understanding of the importance of basic immunization after the education program was given.

A Review of Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Infant Survival in Indonesia

“…In Indonesia, the high infant and under-five mortality rate in the country has led to efforts to implement complete basic immunization programs for infants and toddlers. However, the coverage of complete basic immunization in Indonesia is still below the target set by the Strategic Plan; some areas with low basic immunization coverage also have high IMR (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26). Data related to basic immunization in infants illustrates many things.…”

Senam Sehat dan Edukasi Manfaat Aktivitas Fisik Pada Murid Sekolah Dasar

“…Leaflet merupakan salah satu media promosi kesehatan yang efektif untuk digunakan, selain dapat diproduksi dan dibagikan dalam jumlah yang banyak, media leaflet lebih mudah dipahami dan mencakup pada inti informasi yang akan disampaikan sehingga pembaca atau sasaran dari penyuluhan kesehatan dapat langsung memahami informasi yang diberikan. Leaflet termasuk media pembelajaran yaitu segala sesuatu yang dapat digunakan dalam kegiatan pembelajaran untuk menyampaikan informasi atau pesan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan, sikap, dan keterampilan (Jatmika et al, 2019;Anggraeni et al, 2022;Hasan et al, 2022).…”