Journal of Health Literacy and Qualitative Research
Vol. 1 No. 1: March 2021

Exploring Obstacles and Successes: Completeness of Toddler Immunization During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nur Faida. L (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Mar 2021

Abstract

The importance of immunization can be seen from the number of toddlers who die from diseases that can be prevented by vaccination (VPD). This research aims to determine the factors related to the completeness of basic immunization among toddlers aged 12-23 months during the Covid-19 pandemic in Layana Village, Mantikulore District, Palu City. This type of research is an analytical survey method using a cross sectional approach. Determination of the sample in this research was carried out using Proportional Random Sampling. The sample taken was 63 people and used Chi-square test data analysis. The results of this study show that there is no relationship between knowledge and completeness of basic immunization in toddlers with a p-value = 0.211 (p > 0.05), there is no relationship between motivation and completeness of basic immunization in toddlers with a value of, p-value = 1.000 (p > 0.05), and there is no relationship between the role of health workers and completeness of basic immunization for toddlers with p-value = 0.253 (p > 0.05). This research recommends increasing the level of maternal knowledge regarding the completeness of immunization by increasing outreach in each sub-district and providing health education to posyandu cadres so that they can assist health workers in increasing community knowledge regarding immunization.

Copyrights © 2021






Journal Info

Abbrev

jhlqr

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health

Description

Focus and Scope Welcome to the Journal of Health Literacy and Qualitative Research, a pioneering platform dedicated to advancing the understanding of health literacy through the prism of qualitative inquiry. Our journal serves as a confluence of insights from researchers, practitioners, ...