Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan

Almigdad Hayder Mohammed Ali; Mohamed Ahmed Abdullah; Fadwa Mohammed Saad; Haider Abu Ahmed Mohamed

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Sudan J Paed. 2020; 20(2): 152-162

doi: 10.24911/SJP.106-1586870453

Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan

Almigdad Hayder Mohammed Ali, Mohamed Ahmed Abdullah, Fadwa Mohammed Saad, Haider Abu Ahmed Mohamed.

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Mothers are the major role players with regard to their childrens immunisation. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers of children below 5 years of age with regard to immunisation in Northern State, Sudan. This was a cross-sectional survey which was conducted in three villages in 2016. All mothers having at least one child below the age of 5 years were included. Data were collected by interviews using a self-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were displayed and chisquare test was used to assess associations. A total of 127 mothers of 191 children were included. The mean knowledge score about the names of vaccines/diseases prevented was 3.47 out of 10. The most correctly named vaccines by the mothers were measles (87.4%) and polio (86.6%), whereas the least ones were hepatitis (7.1%) and diphtheria (8.7%). The majority (99.2%) of the mothers had a positive attitude. The mean knowledge score about the timing of doses was 4.12 out of 5. The most correctly timed dose by the mothers was the dose at 6 weeks dose 1 (96.1%) and the least one was the dose at birth dose 0 (60.6%). About half (48.7%) of the children were completely immunised, 46% were only missing their dose 0, mostly because of closed vaccination units on the day of birth (73.6%), and 5.3% were incompletely immunised. Hospital delivery, availability of vaccination card and good socioeconomic status were associated with complete immunisation status, with p-values equal to 0.00, 0.00 and 0.03, respectively. Educating mothers about immunisation, increasing the days of immunisation and providing outreach services for home-delivered newborns are important interventions to increase the immunization coverage.

Key words: Children, under 5, Immunization, Mothers, Sudan

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Ali AHM, Abdullah MA, Saad FM, Mohamed HAA. Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan. Sudan J Paed. 2020; 20(2): 152-162. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1586870453

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Ali AHM, Abdullah MA, Saad FM, Mohamed HAA. Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan. Sudan J Paed. 2020; 20(2): 152-162. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1586870453

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Ali AHM, Abdullah MA, Saad FM, Mohamed HAA. Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan. Sudan J Paed. (2020), [cited June 22, 2024]; 20(2): 152-162. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1586870453

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Ali, A. H. M., Abdullah, . M. A., Saad, . F. M. & Mohamed, . H. A. A. (2020) Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan. Sudan J Paed, 20 (2), 152-162. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1586870453

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Ali, Almigdad Hayder Mohammed, Mohamed Ahmed Abdullah, Fadwa Mohammed Saad, and Haider Abu Ahmed Mohamed. 2020. Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan. Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics, 20 (2), 152-162. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1586870453

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Ali, Almigdad Hayder Mohammed, Mohamed Ahmed Abdullah, Fadwa Mohammed Saad, and Haider Abu Ahmed Mohamed. "Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan." Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics 20 (2020), 152-162. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1586870453

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Ali, A. H. M., Abdullah, . M. A., Saad, . F. M. & Mohamed, . H. A. A. (2020) Immunisation of children under 5 years: mothers knowledge, attitude and practice in Alseir locality, Northern State, Sudan. Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics, 20 (2), 152-162. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1586870453

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