Effect of Health Education On Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices of Children Under-Five-Year Regarding Immunization in Rural Area
Hassan Saied Khalil, H., Hassan Alseraty, W., Ahmed El-adham, N. (2022). Effect of Health Education On Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices of Children Under-Five-Year Regarding Immunization in Rural Area. EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), 1180-1201. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.239364
Hala Hassan Saied Khalil; Wafaa Hassan Alseraty; Nadia Ahmed El-adham. "Effect of Health Education On Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices of Children Under-Five-Year Regarding Immunization in Rural Area". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 2, 2022, 1180-1201. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.239364
Hassan Saied Khalil, H., Hassan Alseraty, W., Ahmed El-adham, N. (2022). 'Effect of Health Education On Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices of Children Under-Five-Year Regarding Immunization in Rural Area', EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), pp. 1180-1201. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.239364
Hassan Saied Khalil, H., Hassan Alseraty, W., Ahmed El-adham, N. Effect of Health Education On Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices of Children Under-Five-Year Regarding Immunization in Rural Area. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 13(2): 1180-1201. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.239364

Effect of Health Education On Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices of Children Under-Five-Year Regarding Immunization in Rural Area

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 86, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 1180-1201  XML PDF (348.1 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.239364
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Authors
Hala Hassan Saied Khalil1; Wafaa Hassan Alseraty2; Nadia Ahmed El-adham1
1Assistant Prof. of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Fayoum University,
2Professor of Pediatric Nursing at faculty of nursing, Tanta University, Egypt and currently at Dawadmi Applied Medical Science College, Shaqra University, KSA
Abstract
Background: Immunization is when a child is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease by administering a vaccine. These vaccines help to stimulate the body's immune system to protect the children against subsequent diseases. This study aims to evaluates effect of health education for Mothers’ of  Children Under-Five-Year regarding  Immunization in Rural Area. Design: The quasi-experimental test design was employed. Sample: A purposive sample included 70 mothers had children with age under five years and more attended the routine immunization. Setting: The research was carried out at the Sanors district of El-Fayoum City's Maternal–Child Health Centers (MCH) (rural area). Two tools for data collection: Tool I Demographic structured interview sheet Tool 11: Mother knowledge and practices about immunization of children under five years (pre-post format).  Results: the mother’s knowledge and practices increased after applying health education, Post-health education mothers had 75.7% good experience than (28.6%) pre-health education  for  mothers. In addition,  found significant  between pre-health education and post for reported immunization practices. Conclusion: The study found that mothers' knowledge  and practices improved more in the post-health education than in the pre- health education phase, with a statistically significant difference. Recommendations: In MCH center, mothers should be  provided with health information and immunization booklets that the benefits of immunization, side effects, home care, obligate vaccination plans, and a non-obligatory vaccine schedule.
Keywords
Immunization-; Mothers- knowledge- practices
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