Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Immunization among Primi Mothers of Children

Abstract

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude And Practice On Immunization Among Primi Mothers of Children
In Poonchery Village, KanchipuramDist, Tamilnadu, India. The Objectives of the study were to assess
the existing level of knowledge, attitude and practice on immunization among primi mothers of children
and to find out the association between the level of knowledge, attitude and practice on immunization
and the selected demographic variables of primi mothers of children. The sampling technique was Non
probability Snowball-Sampling technique with 169 samples of primi mothers. There was no significant
association between the selected demographic variables. The data collection for the main study was done.
The collected data was tabulated and analyzed descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The shows
that primi mothers 73.3% had adequate knowledge, 14.7% had moderate knowledge, and 11.8% inadequate
knowledge regarding immunization among primi mothers of children. Majority of primi mothers 92.9%
had positive attitude, 7.1% had undecided attitude and no negative attitude regarding immunization among
primi mothers of children. Majority of primi mothers 91.7% had desirable practice and 8.3% had undesirable
practice regarding immunization among primi mothers of children.