Awareness, knowledge, risk perception and uptake of maternal vaccination in rural communities of Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Autor:	Madubueze UC; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria.; Community Medicine Department, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State. Nigeria., Una AFI; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria.; Community Medicine Department, Ebonyi State University (EBSU)., Okedo-Alex IN; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria.; African Institute for Health Policy and Health Systems, Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Nigeria., Agha VM; Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Ebonyi State. Nigeria., Umeokonkwo CD; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria., Eze II; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria.; African Institute for Health Policy and Health Systems, Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Nigeria., Utulu R; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria., Okeke KC; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria., Agbo UN; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria., Nwobashi LN; Department of Pediatrics, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria., Alo C; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria.; Community Medicine Department, Ebonyi State University (EBSU)., Azuogu BN; Department of Community Medicine. Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi State. Nigeria.; Community Medicine Department, Ebonyi State University (EBSU).
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	African health sciences [Afr Health Sci] 2022 Dec; Vol. 22 (4), pp. 306-317.
DOI:	10.4314/ahs.v22i4.36
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Knowledge and uptake of maternal vaccination has been reported to be low in low- and middle-income countries. Objectives: To determine the knowledge, uptake and determinants of uptake of maternal vaccination among women of child-bearing age. Methods: A cross sectional study was done among 607 women of childbearing age selected from rural communities in Ebonyi State using multi-staged sampling technique. A pretested, interviewer administered questionnaire was used. The proportion of maternal vaccination uptake and predictors of uptake was determined at 5% level of significant using multiple logistic regression model. Results: Most of the respondents (39.9%) were in the 15-24 years age group. Only 1.3% and 41.5% were knowledgeable and had received any form of maternal vaccines respectively. The main reasons adduced for non-receipt of the vaccine was lack of information (65.8%) and not being pregnant (23.5%). Pregnancy was the predictor for uptake of maternal vaccine among the study population. Conclusions: There was low level of knowledge and uptake of maternal vaccine among rural women and a myth that the vaccine is only given when pregnant. This calls for increase targeted enlightenment of rural women on maternal vaccine in order to improve uptake. Competing Interests: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest (© 2022 Madubueze UC et al.)
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