Knowledge, Awareness and Attitude: Reasonable TT Immunization Dose uptake amongst pregnant women in Non Profit Health Facilities in Northern Uganda

Kenneth Okello Olwo¹

1. Collaborative Efforts to Alleviate Social Problems(CEASOP), Lira City, Uganda.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.11 , pp.108-118, Nov-2024

Online published on Nov 30, 2024

Copyright © Kenneth Okello Olwo . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of the awareness raising, sensitization, knowledge enhancement and education by a not for profit Teboke Mission Health Centre II on participant pregnant mothers who attend ante natal clinics at Teboke Mission HC II on reasonable tetanus toxoid Immunization dose uptake in the health facility. In the past 18 months from 2023, the health facility conducted knowledge enhancement, awareness raising and attitude change initiatives targeting maternal and neonatal tetanus. In this study, pregnant mothers who had received two and above tetanus toxoid Immunization were considered as having received reasonable tetanus toxoid dose. The facility-based, cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of three months targeting 90 pregnant women. The study found out that about 80% of the pregnant mothers were receiving the doses actively due to education, sensitization and awareness about the tetanus toxoid Immunization, its importance, safety, and accessibility. Overall, there is a significant relationship between knowledge, awareness and attitude of pregnant women and Tetanus Toxoid Immunization in Teboke Mission HC II. The knowledge enhancement, awareness raising and education resulted in positive attitude change and enhanced knowledge and awareness for the pregnant women in Apac District thereby increasing the need to attain reasonable Tetanus Toxoid Immunization dose uptake at Teboke Mission Health Centre II during and after pregnancy.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Immunization, Tetanus Toxoid, Maternal, Neonatal, Knowledge, Attitude Change

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