Causes of incomplete immunization among under-one year old in Ilorin south local government area, Kwara state, Nigeria
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2015
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Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education
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Incomplete immunization has led to increase in the number of infections which children suffer from and which could have been prevented if completed. This study investigated the causes of incomplete immunization among under-one year olds in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State.
A descriptive research design of survey type was adopted. The population of the study comprises of all the nursing mothers resided in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. A sample of 220 nursing mothers selected from routine immunization centers were the respondents for the study. Multi-stage sampling techniques of purposive, stratified and simple random sampling were used to select the respondents. Researchers’ designed questionnaire validated by 3 experts in the area of study was used for the study. A test re-test method was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument, a correlation coefficient of 0.70r was obtained. Four trained research assistants helped in data collection while chi-square statistics was used to test the hypotheses set for the study at 0.05 alpha level of significance.
The findings showed that:
1. poor access to immunization centers had no significant influence on incomplete immunization of under-one year olds (12.45 < 16.92);
2. non availability of material resources had no significant influence on incomplete immunization of under-one year olds (13.55 < 16.92); and
3. poor utilization of immunization services had no significant influence on incomplete immunization of under-one year olds (18.14 > 16.92).
It was concluded that poor access of mothers to immunization centers was not the causes of incomplete immunization among under one year old in the study area, non availability of material resources at the immunization centers was not the causes of incomplete immunization among under one year old and poor utilization of immunization services by mothers was the causes of incomplete immunization of under-one year old in the area. It was recommended among others that the health workers should create good rapport with the mothers and educate them on side effects of immunization in order to sustain their interest in completing their children immunization.
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Causes, Incomplete immunization, Under-one year old