Assessment of mother's knowledge, practice and attitude about vaccination services in Alexandria

ABSTRACT

Vaccination is and effective tool for the prevention of communicable diseases. Public awareness has a considerable bearing on the success of any immunization programme. The aim of the study is to assess knowledge, practice and attitude of the mothers about vaccination services in Alexandria. Home visits were carried out to a cluster sample of 210 mothers. They were interviewed to assess their knowledge, practice and degree of satisfaction about vaccination as consumers of the services. Data analysis revealed that mothers were knowledgable about the importance of vaccination. The majority of them had completed the schedule of compulsory vaccination on time. Almost two thirds of mothers were satisfied with the available services provided to them by the health facility. More health education is recommended to accompany every vaccination session with better communication with mothers