1Assistant Professor, Amrita College of Nursing, AMRITA Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala
24th Year B. Sc. Nursing Student, Amrita College of Nursing, AMRITA Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala
*Corresponding Author: Sreejesh K.P. Asst. Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, Amrita College of Nursing, AMRITA Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi-682041, Kerala, India Phone No.: 9645371952 e-mail: Sreejeshkp@aims.amrita.edu, sreejeshkp015@gmail.com
Online published on 23 December, 2019.
Objectives of the study are to assess the perception and attitude regarding Measles Rubella vaccination and find out the association between demographic variables with perception and attitude regarding Measles Rubella vaccination.
Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Convenience sampling technique used to select 300 people from 1st, 14th and 16th ward of Nayarambalam Panchayath. The tool used for the study consists of structured questionnaire to identify perception regarding Measles Rubella vaccination and demographic data and five point Likert scale to assess Measles Rubella vaccination. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Most of the subjects (95%) had good perception and in the case of attitude most of them (91%) had favourable attitude towards Measles Rubella vaccination. The age of the subjects had significant association with perception and attitude regarding Measles Rubella vaccination.
In conclusion of the study people had favourable approach to Measles Rubella vaccination
Perception, attitude, Measles Rubella vaccination
