Knowledge of mothers who attending haci qadir antenatal clinical center regarding immunization

Abstract EN

Back ground : Immunization remains one of the most important public health interventions and costs effective strategy to reduce both the morbidity and mortality associated with infectious disease.

Over two Million deaths are delayed through immunization each year worldwide.

Objectives : This study aims to assess knowledge of mothers who attending Haci Qadr antenatal clinical center in Koya city and to identify age and level of education of mother’s effect of Knowledge about immunization.

Methods : A descriptive study and quantitative design which was select sample by simple random sampling of 200 mothers who attending HaciQadr antenatal clinical center in Koya city for immunization of their children’s from 5th February 2013 to the 10th May 2013 were interviewed using questionnaire.

Data was analyzed by using descriptive analysis (frequency and percentage) and applying SPSS through Chi-square test.

Result: Most of mothers don’t have knowledge about immunization (61.5%).

A statistically significant relationship was seen between level of education of mothers and knowledge about vaccination; university and institute graduation mothers showed have high knowledge (78.1%), ( 79 %), while illiterate mother (7.14 %).

Age of mother also have significant association with Knowledge of mother (20-30) year have (55.1%), while 40 year and over it was (16.7%).

Almost all (97%) the respondents agree that immunization was important it could prevent childhood illness.

Conclusion : According to the results of the study, many mothers don’t come regularly for vaccination of their children.

As a result they miss the due date of vaccination.

Low literacy level of mother is a matter of worry most of them don’t know about the disease for which their child is being immunized.

Recommendation: It is dire need to arrange for health education program session for mothers, with main emphasis on important of vaccination and vaccine preventable disease.

Media (television) was the most important source which can be used for spreading health education message