Examinando por Autor "Gutiérrez Jiménez, Lizeth Angela"

Mostrando 1 - 1 de 1

Acceso abierto
Knowledge about immunizations and compliance with the vaccination schedule in mothers of children under 5 years of age who attend a health center, Lima 2023
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-03-24) Gutiérrez Jiménez, Lizeth Angela; Gonzales Saldaña, Susan Haydee
For the execution of the present investigation, the general objective of determine the relationship between knowledge about immunizations and compliance with the vaccination schedule in mothers of children under 5 years of age who attend a health center, Lima 2023, was presented. Methodology The hypothetical deductive method was used, with a type of applied research, non-experimental, cross-sectional design, with a quantitative approach, using a sample of 91 mothers of children under 5 years of age who attended a Lima health center. 2023, who were surveyed regarding knowledge and compliance with immunizations in their infants. The technique used for data collection was the survey and the instruments selected to measure the variables were the questionnaire on the knowledge of mothers about immunization and a checklist to demonstrate compliance with the vaccination schedule. The main results showed, according to Spearman's Rho coefficient, a value of .887; which means that if the levels of knowledge about immunizations are low, compliance with the schedule will also be negatively affected. Concluding that, there is a relationship between knowledge about immunizations and compliance with the vaccination schedule in mothers of children under 5 years of age who attend a health center, Lima 2023.