Effect of Health Education On Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices of Children Under-Five-Year Regarding Immunization in Rural Area

Abstract

Background: Immunization is when a child is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease by administering a vaccine. These vaccines help to stimulate the body's immune system to protect the children against subsequent diseases. This study aims to evaluates effect of health education for Mothers' of Children Under-Five-Year regarding Immunization in Rural Area. Design: The quasi-experimental test design was employed. Sample: A purposive sample included 70 mothers had children with age under five years and more attended the routine immunization. Setting: The research was carried out at the Sanors district of El-Fayoum City's Maternal-Child Health Centers (MCH) (rural area). Two tools for data collection: Tool I Demographic structured interview sheet Tool 11: Mother knowledge and practices about immunization of children under five years (pre-post format). Results: the mother's knowledge and practices increased after applying health education, Post-health education mothers had 75.7% good experience than (28.6%) pre-health education for mothers. In addition, found significant between pre-health education and post for reported immunization practices. Conclusion: The study found that mothers' knowledge and practices improved more in the post-health education than in the pre-health education phase, with a statistically significant difference. Recommendations: In MCH center, mothers should be provided with health information and immunization booklets that the benefits of immunization, side effects, home care, obligate vaccination plans, and a non-obligatory vaccine schedule.

Effect of Local Heat and Cold Application for Pentavalent Vaccine Injection Pain in Infants

“…Adverse events following immunization, which frequently happen after immunization due to vaccination reactions such as swelling, discomfort, redness at the injection site, and fever, are the side effects that manifest after immunization. (Khalil et al, 2022). One of the frequent causes of pain children experience after receiving medical care is vaccination.…”