Knowledge, attitude and practice towards side effects of childhood vaccination among caretakers in Nyamagana, Mwanza, Tanzania
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TextPublisher number: Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tzLanguage: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] ©05.07.2022Description: x; 37 Pages; Includes References and AppendicesSubject(s): Summary: Abstract:
Background: Immunization has saved the lives of more children than any other of the medical interventions in the last 50 years. Concerns related to the risk and benefit of vaccines are most reasons leading to vaccine hesitancy. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge attitude and practice of caretakers towards the side effects of vaccines.
Methodology; This was a cross sectional study involving 260 caretakers of children aged 12-23 months. Social demographic data and other information were obtained by using the pre tested semi structured questioner. The collected data cleaned and analyzed by SPSS v.20 software. Descriptive statistics including frequency were used to summarize participants social demographic data. For categorical variables the relationship between sex, marital status gender, knowledge, attitude and practice were determined using chi-square statistics at P< 0.05 level of significance.
Results: The study reveals that most of the care takers have good knowledge 181 (69.6%), positive attitude 207 (79.6%) and good practice 139 (53.5%) towards the side effects of vaccination. The study also reveals the positive statically significance correlation among the knowledge, practice and attitude with the gender, level of education, marital status and the source of information of the caretakers as the influencers of the results.
Conclusion: Thus, education about side effects of vaccine must be provided to caretakers before their children take the vaccines.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | 1 | UD2630 |
Abstract:
Background: Immunization has saved the lives of more children than any other of the medical interventions in the last 50 years. Concerns related to the risk and benefit of vaccines are most reasons leading to vaccine hesitancy. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge attitude and practice of caretakers towards the side effects of vaccines.
Methodology; This was a cross sectional study involving 260 caretakers of children aged 12-23 months. Social demographic data and other information were obtained by using the pre tested semi structured questioner. The collected data cleaned and analyzed by SPSS v.20 software. Descriptive statistics including frequency were used to summarize participants social demographic data. For categorical variables the relationship between sex, marital status gender, knowledge, attitude and practice were determined using chi-square statistics at P< 0.05 level of significance.
Results: The study reveals that most of the care takers have good knowledge 181 (69.6%), positive attitude 207 (79.6%) and good practice 139 (53.5%) towards the side effects of vaccination. The study also reveals the positive statically significance correlation among the knowledge, practice and attitude with the gender, level of education, marital status and the source of information of the caretakers as the influencers of the results.
Conclusion: Thus, education about side effects of vaccine must be provided to caretakers before their children take the vaccines.
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