AN EXPLORATORY STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS REGARDING THE IMMUNIZATION STATUS OF THEIR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE IN SELECTED AREA OF LUDHIANA, PUNJAB

Year : 2024 | Volume : 13 | Issue : 02 | Page : 1 7
    By

    Baljinder Kaur,

  1. Principal,, Sachkhand College of Nursing Abohar, Punjab,, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Children under five years of age are vulnerable to get various diseases which may lead to high mortality rate in children below five. One of the most effective and economical public health strategies against disease is immunization. The current study sought to determine mothers’ knowledge and attitudes about immunizations for their children under five. Specifically, the study’s objectives were to: 1. Determine mothers’ knowledge and attitudes about immunizations for their children under five in a chosen area of Ludhiana, Punjab. 2. To ascertain the association between mothers’ attitudes and knowledge about their children’s immunization status if they are younger than five years old. 3. To determine how mothers’ knowledge of their children’s immunization status before the age of five relates to certain variables such the mother’s age, education, occupation, religion, and type of with selected variables such as mother’s age, mother’s education, mother’s occupation, religion, type of family, number of children, monthly family income and mass media exposure. 5. To prepare pamphlets on immunization schedule.

Keywords: Education, Immunizing children, gathering and evaluating, inferential statistics, malformation.

[This article belongs to Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology ]

How to cite this article:
Baljinder Kaur. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS REGARDING THE IMMUNIZATION STATUS OF THEIR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE IN SELECTED AREA OF LUDHIANA, PUNJAB. Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology. 2024; 13(02):1-7.
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Baljinder Kaur. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS REGARDING THE IMMUNIZATION STATUS OF THEIR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE IN SELECTED AREA OF LUDHIANA, PUNJAB. Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology. 2024; 13(02):1-7. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjocst/article=2024/view=180777


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Regular Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 13
Issue 02
Received 19/07/2024
Accepted 30/08/2024
Published 30/08/2024
Publication Time 42 Days
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