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Name | Mothers’ Knowledge of Immunization Programme and Factors Influencing Their Compliance at a Children Hospital in South West Nigeria |
Description | Research article:-Clinical pharmacy OMOLE, Moses Kayode1 Pharm. D. & OWODUNNI, Khadijat Oluwatoyin2 M. Pharm. 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. 2Department of Pharmacy,University College Hospital(UCH),Ibadan ,Nigeria.
Abstract:- This prospective study investigated nursing mothers’ knowledge and factors influencing compliance there with immunization regimen in a state government-owned children hospital – Oni Memorial Children Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria on Jan 5th, 2005. The study population comprised of mothers who had children aged between 0-24 months. One hundred and forty (140) nursing mothers who consented were randomly selected from 210 nursing mothers that daily visited the clinic on immunization day of January 5th, 2005 with structured questionnaires administered. There were 71.4% mothers having enough knowledge on immunization regimen compliance and 28.6% mothers without enough knowledge. 38.6% mothers with post-secondary education complied as a against 3.6% mothers with the same post secondary education who did not comply. 45.0% mothers viewed health workers’ attitudes as pleasant while 8.6% mothers perceived otherwise. 46.4% mothers employed by various organizations complied as against 27.9% self-employed mothers who did not comply. 28.6% mothers presenting their third baby at the time of study complied while 2.9% of mothers with their third baby did not comply. Five hypotheses were tested using chi-square at 0.05 level of significance, and all the hypotheses were rejected. Though, it was discovered that most mothers studied had enough knowledge on the common childhood diseases as well as the importance of immunization in combating such, several factors have been found that can influence compliance with the immunization regimen. Keywords:-Immunization, Vaccines, Mothers’ Knowledge, Compliance, Non compliance South West Nigeria. |
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