NGHIÊN CỨU KIẾN THỨC VÀ THỰC HÀNH TIÊM CHỦNG MỞ RỘNG CHO TRẺ DƯỚI 1 TUỔI CỦA CÁC BÀ MẸ CÓ CON TỪ 12 - 24 THÁNG TUỔI TẠI HUYỆN THỚI BÌNH, TỈNH CÀ MAU NĂM 2022-2023

Abstract

Background: Expanded vaccination is the most effective public health intervention in reducing the morbidity and mortality of dangerous infectious diseases in children. Objectives: (1) To determine the rate of full and on-time immunization for children under 1 year old and the knowledge and correct practices of mothers on expanded immunization in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province in 2022-2023. (2) To find out factors related to expanded immunization for children under 1 year old and knowledge and practice of mothers in Thoi Binh district, Ca Mau province in 2022-2023. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 495 mothers with children aged 12-24 months in Thoi Binh district and their children according to cluster sampling method, carried out through 02 stages: first, 5/12 communes were selected, then each commune randomly selects 99 children and their mothers to collect information. Results: The full the vaccination rate was 81.4%; Full vaccination rate on schedule 40.2%; The percentage of mothers with correct general knowledge about vaccination was 64.8%; And the correct general practice regarding vaccination was 61.6%. Factors related to children's full vaccination and mother's knowledge and practice were education, occupation, family economy and benefits of full vaccination (p≤0.05). Conclusion: The rate of complete immunization of children and the knowledge, practice of vaccination of and mothers are still quite low, therefore it is necessary to strengthen communication work to improve people's understanding of vaccination and to bring their children to life with timely vaccination, contributing to improving the rate of complete immunization and community immunity against dangerous infectious diseases in the vaccination program.