THỰC TRẠNG KIẾN THỨC VỀ TIÊM CHỦNG CỦA CÁC BÀ MẸ CÓ CON DƯỚI 1 TUỔI TẠI PHƯỜNG TỨ MINH, HẢI DƯƠNG, THÁNG 12 NĂM 2018

Abstract

Objective: Describe the current situation of knowledge about immunization and some factors affecting mothers' knowledge about vaccination for children under 1 year old in Tu Minh ward in December 2018. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive survey on 120 mothers with children under one year old living in Tu Minh ward, Hai Duong city, in December 2018. Results: The rate of mothers supposing that vaccination is very important and important reached 72.5% and 25.8%; 75.8% of mothers said that vaccination could prevent many infectious diseases. Most mothers correctly understood about diseases prevented by vaccination, only 0.8% of mothers did not know. Mothers with correct knowledge of vaccination schedule are over 70%. Only 3.4% of mothers did not know about contraindications to vaccination and 7.6% supposed that there were no contraindications; 0.8% said that the injection should not be delayed; 0.8% said there were no side effects on vaccine injections. Local information - education - communication activities affect mothers' knowledge about vaccination (p = 0.003).