Study on knowledge and practice in vaccination of mothers having child from 12 to 23 months at 4 districts of Ha Tinh province in 2004

ABSTRACT

An interviewed survey was conducted on 599 mothers (mean age 28.6) in Cam Xuyen, Can Loc, Huong Son, Huong Khe districts of Ha Tinh province in February 2004. 99.2% of respondents were Kinh ethics. 82.5% were farmers. 89.4% of these mothers frequently take their children to vaccination places. Knowledge of respondents on immunozation schedule was limited. 82.6% of them knew on liver disease related to hepatitis B virus. 61.6% of them knew children in hamlet were vaccinated to prevent hepatitis B disease. Health workers were the most common source of information on vaccination. 27.7% of mothers kept immunization cards. 95,\.8% mothers accepted HBV vaccination for their newborns