Predictors of Utilization of Immunization Programme Among Nursing Mothers in Ogbomosho South Local Government Area of Oyo State
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2021-07
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Department of Industrial Technology, Faculty of Education, University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Abstract
Immunization has brought sound health to many children in the world, reduced the agony experienced by parents during child rearing and reduced the mortality rate among children This study examined the predictors of the utilization of immunization programmes among nursing mothers in Ogbomosho South LGA, Oyo State. The purpose of this study was to examine accessibility to health centres, cultural belief were predictor of utilization of immunization programmes among nursing mothers in Ogbomosho South LGA. Oyo State Descriptive research design of survey type was adopted for the study. The population comprised of all nursing mothers in Ogbomosho South LGA, Oyo State. Four hundred respondents were selected for the study. A validated researcher developed questionnaire tested for reliability was used for the study. The data collected analyzed using descriptive statistics of chi-square to test the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that accessibility to health centres and cultural believe were predictor of utilization of immunization programme in the study area (Cal, chi-square value> chi-square Table value) at 0.05 alpha level. The study concluded that accessibility to health centres and cultural belief are predictors of the utilization of immunization programmes among nursing mothers in Ogbomosho South LGA, Oyo State. It was therefore recommended that Federal, State and Local Government authority should make proper planning in relation to the distance of health care centers to residential area in order to encourage and motivate nursing mothers in using their service.
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Predictors, Utilization, Immunization, Programme, Nursing-mothers
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Ologele, I., Olorunmaiye, A., Ochokwu, A. & Abdullahi, M. B. (2021). Predictors of Utilization of Immunization Programme among Nursing Mothers in Ogbomosho South Local Government Area of Oyo State. Premier Journal of Education, 5(1), 30-37.