Introduction:
Immunization is an effective public health intervention to reduce morbidity and mortality among infants. It is an important means of controlling diseases, and has been considered the most cost-effective health intervention.
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1974. The routine vaccination program for Egypt has made vaccination against ten diseases. These include diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (DPT), hepatitis B (HepB), poliovirus (OPV), tuberculosis (BCG), measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and lastly haemophilus influenza type b (Hib).
Aim of the work:
The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge of mothers of children aged 0, 6 and 12 months attending to El-Siouf Family Health Center regarding Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI).
Subjects and methods:
Research design:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to reveal the mothers' knowledge about Expanded Program on Immunization vaccines.
Research setting:
The study was conducted in El-Siouf Family Health Center in Alexandria.
Target Population:
The target population of the study included mothers of infants attending El-Siouf Family Health Center during the field visits of the study for vaccination of their children.