Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate knowledge of rotavirus vaccine among mothers with
association of maternal knowledge with education.
METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted at pediatric unit of a Kuwait
Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan among 102 mothers using validated
questionnaire through convenient sampling from December 2017 to
December 2018. All mothers visiting the Paediatric outpatient as well as staying
with Paediatric inpatient were recruited with their permission, whereas
admitted and sick mothers were excluded. Data was analyzed using SPSS
Version- 19. Association of maternal education with mother's knowledge was
assessed through Chi square, by setting p values as 0.05.
RESULTS: Mean age of the participating mothers was 26.47±5.5 years. Only
16% (n=16) mothers were aware about the existence of new vaccine for
diarrhea, 82.34% (n=84) had never heard about the vaccine and 2% (n=2)
were very ignorant. Knowledge in relation to spread (36.3%), administration
(16.7%), dose of rotavirus vaccine (11.8%), age at which first dose is given
(34.3%) and type of the disease prevented (37.3%) was poor. Acceptance of
rotavirus vaccine was found to be excellent (91.2%). Maternal education had
significant association with knowledge and awareness of rotavirus vaccine
(p<0.01). However other parameters like dose (p=0.68), spread (p=0.75),
administration (p=0.65), age of vaccination (p=0.45) and type of disease
prevented (p=0.54) had no significant association with maternal education.
CONCLUSION: Awareness of rotavirus vaccine among the mothers of
Peshawar was poor, however acceptance was found to be excellent. Maternal
education had significant association with knowledge and awareness of
rotavirus vaccine.
Saffiullah, Farhat Rehana Malik, Salman Haider Qureshi, Atta Ullah. (2019) AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF ROTAVIRUS VACCINE AMONG MOTHERS OF NEONATES ATTENDING KUWAIT TEACHING HOSPITAL, PESHAWAR-PAKISTAN, KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, Volume 11, Issue 3.
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