Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers' knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan.

Autor:	Ali AHM; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan., Abdullah MA; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan., Saad FM; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan., Mohamed HAA; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Sudanese journal of paediatrics [Sudan J Paediatr] 2020; Vol. 20 (2), pp. 152-162.
DOI:	10.24911/SJP.106-1586870453
Abstrakt:	Mothers are the major role players with regard to their children's immunisation. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers of children below 5 years of age with regard to immunisation in Northern State, Sudan. This was a cross-sectional survey which was conducted in three villages in 2016. All mothers having at least one child below the age of 5 years were included. Data were collected by interviews using a self-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were displayed and chi-square test was used to assess associations. A total of 127 mothers of 191 children were included. The mean knowledge score about the names of vaccines/diseases prevented was 3.47 out of 10. The most correctly named vaccines by the mothers were measles (87.4%) and polio (86.6%), whereas the least ones were hepatitis (7.1%) and diphtheria (8.7%). The majority (99.2%) of the mothers had a positive attitude. The mean knowledge score about the timing of doses was 4.12 out of 5. The most correctly timed dose by the mothers was the dose at 6 weeks 'dose 1' (96.1%) and the least one was the dose at birth 'dose 0' (60.6%). About half (48.7%) of the children were completely immunised, 46% were only missing their 'dose 0', mostly because of closed vaccination units on the day of birth (73.6%), and 5.3% were incompletely immunised. Hospital delivery, availability of vaccination card and good socioeconomic status were associated with complete immunisation status, with p -values equal to 0.00, 0.00 and 0.03, respectively. Educating mothers about immunisation, increasing the days of immunisation and providing outreach services for home-delivered newborns are important interventions to increase the immunisation coverage. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © Sudanese Association of Pediatricians.)
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