Mothers knowledge, attitude and practice toward immunization against poliomyelitis among children up to 5 years age in Dar Saad District. Aden 2005

This work was conducted with the principal objective of contributing to the study of the accomplishment of the immunization coverage against poliomyelitis in Dar Sad district, Aden Governorate, the knowledge, attitude and practice related to this problem and the socioeconomic factors influencing it. A sample of 180 children under the age of five years was studied using stratified, cluster and random sampling methods. A closed type questionnaire was used and filled by the researcher during the interview of the mother of each selected child. An over all evaluation of the accomplishment of the immunization programs in Dar Sad district was made. The results showed a coverage level of 85% receiving complete vaccination, 12% receiving incomplete vaccination and 3% without vaccination. The drop out rate was 12.6% .The main causes for discontinuation and not doing the vaccination, and related factors to these problems were identified. Some factors were determined as strong as relationship between the educational level of both the mother and the father and the immunization coverage of children. Other influencing factors were; giving credit to rumors, no faith in immunization and ignorance of the importance of returning for the second and the third dose, prevalence of false contraindication to vaccinations among some mothers. Recommendations for increasing the rate of vaccination coverage and decreasing the drop out rate were proposed in order to improve the immunization against poliomyelitis and other types of vaccines in the future and meet the goals stated by the World Health Organization

Attitude of male toward contraceptive methods in Aden governorate, 2004

Family planning has direct relation with women's and children's health in developing countries, though important efforts have been done since the 1970's establishing MCH centers in urban and rural areas to achieve the objectives of the family planning program in accordance with the global goal of [Health for all by the year 2000]. Still the family planning services are neither sufficient nor adequately accessible. The performance of family planning program in Aden governorate and some related social factors are evaluated through this study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of contraception among male living in Aden. The interview of a random sample of 1080 men in all directorate of Aden governorate is made with a confidence of 95% and 3% allowable error, considering [p.q]:= [0.5 x 0.5] as the highest possible variability. The results showed that 33.3% [353 from 1060] of men were not using contraceptive method, higher in Seera 44.7, in non workers, and decrease by level of education, the main reasons for not use is because they want more children, although the percentage of men who consider not use because religion prohibition is high, and the preferable method was considered the pills, followed by breastfeeding. The conclusion is that the attitude toward contraception is considered favorable