Mother’s knowledge and attitudes regarding poliomyelitis eradication among a sample in Bab Al Muadham health centre in Baghdad city, Iraq

Journal of Pakistan Medical Association Pub Date : 2023-10-06 DOI:10.47391/jpma.iq-32

None Entsar Khaleel Sameen, None Shatha Mahmood Niazy, None Asmaa Ibadi Salman, None Sahar Al Kareem Alabbas Al Ghnaimawi

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Objective: To determine knowledge and attitude and practice of mothers towards poliomyelitis vaccination.Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2019 to March 2020 at Bab Al-Moadham HealthCentre, Baghdad, Iraq, and comprised mothers regardless of age who were visiting the child care unit with at least 1child aged <5 years. Data was collected through a questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 10.Results: There were 150 mothers with a mean age of 31.08±9.31 years. The largest age group was 20-29 years 90(60%)(p<0.05). There were 100(66.6%) subjects from urban areas, and 67(44.6%) had at least a college degree (p<0.05). Themost common source of information was television 110(73.3%), and 135(90%) subjects agreed that polio vaccine forthe child was a necessity. Overall assessment of the sample was good, with a percentile global means of the scorevalue of 50.30±9.81.Conclusion: Urban, educated and working mothers aged 20-29 years were more knowledgeable about polio than the rest.Keywords: Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Poliomyelitis, Vaccination, Eradication.

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在伊拉克巴格达的Bab Al Muadham卫生中心，母亲对根除小儿麻痹症的知识和态度

目的:了解母亲对脊髓灰质炎疫苗接种的知识、态度和做法。方法:横断面研究于2019年10月至2020年3月在伊拉克巴格达的Bab Al-Moadham健康中心进行，研究对象包括至少有1名5岁儿童的母亲，无论年龄大小。通过问卷调查收集数据。数据采用SPSS 10进行分析。结果:150例产妇，平均年龄31.08±9.31岁。20 ~ 29岁为最大年龄组，占60% (p < 0.05)。100名受试者(66.6%)来自城市地区，67名受试者(44.6%)具有大学以上学历(p < 0.05)。最常见的信息来源是电视110(73.3%)，135(90%)受试者同意儿童接种脊髓灰质炎疫苗是必要的。样本的总体评价良好，评分值的百分位数全球平均值为50.30±9.81。结论:20-29岁的城市、受过教育和有工作的母亲对脊髓灰质炎的了解程度高于其他母亲。关键词:健康，知识，态度，脊髓灰质炎，疫苗接种，根除

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