ABSTRACT
A total of 341 mothers; with at least one child aged under 5 years were interviewed in Katanga Valley (KV)-Kampala to assess some factors which may influence urban poor mothers to take their children for immunization. By analyzing factors which influenced mothers to take their children for at least one dose of vaccine against at least one of the six immunizable diseases (measles; tuberculosis; polio; diphteria; pertussis and tetanus) in Uganda and taking care of the ages of the children and the number of vaccine doses the children had received; we were able to establish that the mother's highest level of education attained; marital status; employment status and knowledge in immunization may be significant factors which influence immunization coverage in KV urban poor population. [abstract terminated]