Assessment of knowledge and attitude of mothers towards immunisation of under five children in rusekevillage Buhozi Parish Busanza Sub-County, Kisoro District
| dc.contributor.author | Tumwebaze, Felex | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-18T07:56:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-18T07:56:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-10 | |
| dc.description | A project report submitted to the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Diploma in Nursing Sciences | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A cross sectional quantitative study was carried out from 27 July to 8 August 2016 among mothers with children below five years in Ruseke Village Buhozi parish Busanza sub county Kisoro District Uganda to assess knowledge and attitudes towards immunization of under five children. Random sampling was used to select 96 respondents who were interviewed using self designed questionnaires. The study was aimed at assessing knowledge and attitudes of mothers towards immunization of under five children. Most of respondents were aged 25-30years ,50% of respondents were married and least 12.5% were single mothers. 74(77.08%) respondents had attained primary level of education and 03(3.13%) had not attained formal education. Majority of respondents (75%) were peasants and the least 3% were civil servants. Most respondents (97.92%) were Christians and many of them had knowledge on immunization, only 02(2.08%) had never heard of immunization. Majority of respondents 30(31.25%) got information from local councils and the least 7 got information from newspapers. Majority of respondents 28.13%) took their children for immunization at health unit, and the least (4.17%) to nearby market place post. Majority (39%) move for 4-6km and the least (1%) said that they move for over 7kms. Majority of respondents 68(70.83%) said that immunization service providers are good but 14(14.58%) reported health workers to be harsh during immunization services delivery. The researcher concluded that there should be provision of immunization services with special attention to the religious beliefs with inclusion of counseling mothers, massive health education addressing immunization, its side effects and how to manage them. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/3322 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Immunisation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Immunisation of under five children | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ruseke village | en_US |
| dc.subject | Busanza Sub-County | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kisoro District | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of knowledge and attitude of mothers towards immunisation of under five children in rusekevillage Buhozi Parish Busanza Sub-County, Kisoro District | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |