Determining health factors influencing the abandonment of the vaccination programme in children aged 12 to 23 months at the Naranjal health centre in the city of Naranjal 2018
Journal Title: Más Vita - Year 2020, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Immunization is an essen-tial component of human rights, being a strategic component in terms of preven-tion among health systems worldwide due to the high benefit it generates for popu-lations and at the same time, immuniza-tion has come to occupy a place central as one of the driving forces behind efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The research addressed the is-sue of the determinants that affect the abandonment of the vaccination system by mothers of children under 23 mon-ths of age. Objective: to establish the health determinants that influenced the abandonment of the vaccination program in children between 12 and 23 months of age who attended the “Naranjal. Me-thodology: The research was quantita-tive with a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive design. To obtain the data, an Observation Sheet validated by the ju-dgment of health experts was prepared, qualifying and applying clear criteria of validity, relevance and coherence. The statistical program that was used was the IBM SPSS version 22. Results: they showed that the lack of knowledge about the benefits and a low level of training of the mothers are the determinants that this problem was prolonged. Conclusion: it is suggested to work on communication and awareness plans to eradicate this pro-blem, which is non-compliance with the vaccination scheme
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Cochancela Pesantez Carmen Leticia
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