KIẾN THỨC VỀ TIÊM CHỦNG MỞ RỘNG VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN CỦA BÀ MẸ CÓ CON NHỎ DƯỚI 12 THÁNG TUỔI TẠI HUYỆN CHÂU THÀNH A, TỈNH HẬU GIANG

Abstract

Aim: (1) Determine the proportion of mothers with children under 12 months of age who have knowledge about expanded immunization in Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province (2) Find out some factors related to good knowledge about expanded immunization in mothers with children under 12 months of age in Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province. Research subjects and methods: Cross-sectional study on 120 mothers with children under 12 months of age in Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province in 2023. Results: 89.2% of mothers know that vaccination is necessary to prevent diseases in children, the 2 vaccines that mothers know the most are Tuberculosis and Hepatitis B, 100% of mothers know about fever after vaccination and 78.3% think that children should stay for observation for 30 minutes after vaccination, 74.2% of mothers take their children for vaccination according to the vaccination schedule. The proportion of mothers with general knowledge about expanded immunization is 62%. Mothers with higher education had better knowledge than mothers with lower education, OR = 3.21 (95% CI: 1.48 - 6.95) and mothers who received information from health workers had better knowledge than other sources of information, OR = 2.27 (95% CI: 1.48 - 6.95). Conclusion: The proportion of mothers with good knowledge about expanded immunization was 62%, factors related to correct knowledge were education and information from health workers.