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International Journal of Advance Research in Community Health Nursing

P-ISSN: 2664-1658, E-ISSN: 2664-1666, Impact Factor: RJIF 5.6
International Journal of Advance Research in Community Health Nursing
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2023, Vol. 5, Issue 2, Part B

A study to assess the level of awareness regarding immunization among the mothers of under five children with the view to develop an information booklet in selected village


Pramod Kumar, Dr. Poonam Sharma and Rajani Karsayal

Immunization is one of the most important weapon for protecting individual and the community members from serious life threatening diseases. When children are immunized through vaccines to prevent any kind of disease there are fewer chances to get the disease. Hence the aim of the study is to determine the level of awareness regarding immunization among the mothers of under five children in the selected village.
Purpose: To assess the level of awareness regarding immunization and to find out the association between the level of awareness regarding immunization among the mothers of under five children with the selected demographical variables.
Design: Descriptive research Design
Methods: The target population for the study was the mothers of under five children in under the age group of 19-37 years. Total 60 samples were selected using the convenient sampling technique. The multiple choice questions including socio-demographic Performa was used to assess the level of awareness regarding immunization on the mothers of under five children in the selected village. Collected data was analysed using Descriptive and Inferential statistics.
Findings: Majority of the mothers of under five children have moderate level of awareness (78.3%), and (15.0%) have low level of awareness and the remaining (6.7%) have high level of awareness regarding Immunization Significant association between the level of awareness regarding immunization among the mothers of under five children with the selected demographical variable was found in the educational status at 0.005 level of significant.
Conclusion: The present study concluded that mothers of under five children have moderate level of awareness. Hence the present study concluded that there is a strong need to create awareness of immunization among the mothers of under five children.
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International Journal of Advance Research in Community Health Nursing
How to cite this article:
Pramod Kumar, Dr. Poonam Sharma, Rajani Karsayal. A study to assess the level of awareness regarding immunization among the mothers of under five children with the view to develop an information booklet in selected village. Int J Adv Res Community Health Nurs 2023;5(2):72-74. DOI: 10.33545/26641658.2023.v5.i2b.151
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