Volume : 6, Issue : 6, June - 2017

ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEGDE ABOUT IMMUNIZATION AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN OF DELHI, INDIA

Mrs. Poonam Ahlawat, Mrs. Ritu Yadav

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Immunization helps to prevent disability and death from vaccine-preventable diseases like diphtheria, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, pertussis (whooping cough), pneumonia, polio, rotavirus, rubella and tetanus. Impact of Immunization on childhood morbidity and mortality has been very great; its full potential has yet to be reached. India has the highest number of morbidity and mortality rate among under five children. This study presents the systematic collection and analysis of data which presents the actual picture of status of knowledge of immunization among mothers of under five. Objectives of study are to assess knowledge regarding immunization among mothers of under-five and prepare health education programme regarding immunization. Methodology: For this study Research approach is quantitative , Research Design non experimental survey method, target population is mothers of under-five, settings is town Nangloi Delhi, Data Source sample size fits for the study was 100 mothers, sampling technique was convenient sampling methods. Results: Knowledge Score categorized in 3 categories (good, average and poor).Good knowledge score is 10%. Average knowledge score is 23.34%.Poor knowledge score is 66.66%. Conclusions: Most of the mothers of under-five children have poor knowledge score, that is the reason researcher have chosen the problem for survey.</p>