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Effect of Health Education On Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices of Children Under-Five-Year Regarding Immunization in Rural Area

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Background: Immunization is when a child is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease by administering a vaccine. These vaccines help to stimulate the body's immune system to protect the children against subsequent diseases. This study aims to evaluates effect of health education for Mothers' of  Children Under-Five-Year regarding  Immunization in Rural Area. Design: The quasi-experimental test design was employed. Sample: A purposive sample included 70 mothers had children with age under five years and more attended the routine immunization. Setting: The research was carried out at the Sanors district of El-Fayoum City's Maternal–Child Health Centers (MCH) (rural area). Two tools for data collection: Tool I Demographic structured interview sheet Tool 11: Mother knowledge and practices about immunization of children under five years (pre-post format).  Results: the mother's knowledge and practices increased after applying health education, Post-health education mothers had 75.7% good experience than (28.6%) pre-health education  for  mothers. In addition,  found significant  between pre-health education and post for reported immunization practices. Conclusion: The study found that mothers' knowledge  and practices improved more in the post-health education than in the pre- health education phase, with a statistically significant difference. Recommendations: In MCH center, mothers should be  provided with health information and immunization booklets that the benefits of immunization, side effects, home care, obligate vaccination plans, and a non-obligatory vaccine schedule.

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10.21608/ejhc.2022.239364

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Immunization-, Mothers- knowledge- practices

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Hassan Saied Khalil

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Assistant Prof. of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Fayoum University,

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Hassan Alseraty

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Professor of Pediatric Nursing at faculty of nursing, Tanta University, Egypt and currently at Dawadmi Applied Medical Science College, Shaqra University, KSA

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Ahmed El-adham

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Assistant Prof. of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Fayoum University,

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13

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2

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32569

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2022-06-01

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2022-05-25

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2022-06-01

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effect of Health Education On Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices of Children Under-Five-Year Regarding Immunization in Rural Area

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22 Jan 2023