Level of knowledge about immunization and compliance with the vaccine schedule in mothers of children under one year of age at the Santa Clara Health Center, Ate 2023

Abstract

Objective: Establish the relationship between the level of knowledge about vaccination and the degree to which it is fulfilled by the mothers of the Santa Clara Health Center, Ate 2023. Materials and methods: The study was hypothetical deductive, with a quantitative approach, descriptive correlational, cross-sectional design. The sample was made up of 108 parents. The instruments applied were the Questionnaire on the level of knowledge about immunization of Karen Melo and Magali Chun created in 2020 and the documentary analysis sheet created by the Ministry of Health in 2018. Results: The predominant level for variable 1 was high (97.2%), compared to a low level (2.8%). For variable 2, the level that prevailed was the medium (51.9%), followed by the low level (38%) and the high level (10.2%). According to the dimensions, mothers present a high level of knowledge according to their vaccination schedule dimension (50.0%) and medium levels in the importance of vaccines (66.7%) and adverse effects (66.7%). Regarding the correlation of the variables, there was no evidence in this regard, except between how important the antigens are and their calendar fulfilled with a p-value=.021<0.05. Conclusions: The variables in question are phenomena that do not have any interdependence between themselves.

Objetivo: Determinar cómo el nivel de conocimiento sobre inmunización se relaciona con el cumplimiento del calendario de vacunas en madres de niños menores de un año del Centro de Salud Santa Clara, Ate 2023. Material y métodos: El estudio fue hipotético deductivo, de enfoque cuantitativo, diseño descriptivo correlacional, transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 108 progenitoras. Los instrumentos aplicados fueron el Cuestionario sobre el nivel de conocimiento sobre inmunización de Karen Melo y Magali Chun creado el 2020 y la ficha de análisis documental creada por el Ministerio de Salud en el 2018.