Study on knowledge and practice in vaccination of mothers having child from 12 to 23 months at 4 districts of Ha Tinh province in 2004
- Author:
Duong Thi Hong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Enlarged program of inoculation
- MeSH:
Vaccination;
Mothers;
Child;
Knowledge
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;503(2):14-17
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
An interviewed survey was conducted on 599 mothers (mean age: 28.6) in Cam Xuyen, Can Loc, Huong Son, Huong Khe districts of Ha Tinh province in February 2004. 99.2% of respondents were Kinh ethics. 82.5% were farmers. 89.4% of these mothers frequently take their children to vaccination places. Knowledge of respondents on immunozation schedule was limited. 82.6% of them knew on liver disease related to hepatitis B virus. 61.6% of them knew children in hamlet were vaccinated to prevent hepatitis B disease. Health workers were the most common source of information on vaccination. 27.7% of mothers kept immunization cards. 95,\.8% mothers accepted HBV vaccination for their newborns
