Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 10

Factors associated to infant vaccination in madurese, Indonesia

  • Author:
  • Esti Yunitasari1, Aria Aulia Nastiti1, Wini Damayanti Hasan1, Ah Yusuf1, Heru Santoso Wahito Nugroho2,
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 364 to 368

1Faculty of Nursing, Airlangga University, Indonesia

2Health Polytechnic of Surabaya, Indonesia

*Corresponding Author: Heru Santoso Wahito Nugroho Health Polytechnic of Surabaya, Jl. Pucang Jajar Tengah 56, Surabaya, Indonesia E-mail: heruswn@gmail.com

Online published on 1 November, 2018.

Abstract

In Madura, a lot of infants have incomplete immunization status in which one of the areas with low immunization coverage is Burneh sub-district. The coverage of complete basic immunization in Burneh only 64% in 2015. The aim of this study was to analyze factors related to vaccination in Madurese, using cross sectional design. The sample were 97 mothers with babies 0–1 years old in Burneh sub-district. Data were collected using questionnaires, then analyzed using Chi square test. The results showed the correlation between knowledge (p = 0.027), confidence (p = 0.000), attitude (p = 0.003), culture (p = 0.000), access to health care (p = 0.013), family support (p = 0.034), and support of health professionals (p = 0.021) with the basic immunization status. Meanwhile, the support of community leaders (p = 0.054) had no correlation with the basic immunization status.

Keywords

Culture, Family support, Immunization, Knowledge, Madurese, Confidence, Attitude, Access to health care