Maternal Awareness Regarding Vaccine Preventable Disease and Immunization

Mini Sacharias; Dr. A Celine Rani

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

Maternal Awareness Regarding Vaccine Preventable Disease and Immunization

Mini Sacharias, Dr. A Celine Rani

Abstract :

Background: Maternal education and in particular maternal awareness regarding immunization and its importance in preventing vaccine preventable disease in children has an important role in immunization status of their children.

Objectives: (1) To assess the awareness of mothers of 11 to 23 months aged children in Malappuram district, Kerala and (2) To find out the association of maternal awareness with selected socio personal variables.

Materials and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among 680 mothers selected by 30 cluster sampling method. Data was collected by interviewer administered questionnaire. The data has been analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.

Results: Among 680 mothers 58 per cent of mothers had moderate level of knowledge on VPDs and immunization and 26.3 per cent of mothers had inadequate knowledge only and 15.6 per cent mothers had adequate knowledge regarding VPDs and immunization. It was found that maternal awareness is having significant association with their age, education, source of information, place of residence and family income.