Health Care : Current Reviews

Relationship of the demographic variables to knowledge and compliance of the primary caregivers regarding measles immunization in rural community

4^th Global Summit on Healthcare

November 09-10, 2015 Dubai, UAE

Pauline Therese Ramos, Praccedes Imelda Ramos, Van Aldrin Ramos, Karen Rayco, Justin Rebulado, Maria Corazon Olayres R N and M A N

University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Health Care: Current Reviews

Abstract:

Purpose: In the Philippines, measles is one of the most contagious childhood diseases targeted for eradication since 2008 although it was reset due to unachieved immunity, inadequate immunization knowledge and other barriers promoting caregiver non-compliance. Hence, the study determined the relationship between the demographic variables of primary caregivers with their knowledge and compliance in measles immunization. Methodology: After approval of Ethical Review Board, a descriptive co-relational study was conducted to 90 randomlyselected primary caregivers from Minuyan IV and V, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. Power analysis revealed a power of 1.00 and effect size of 0.60 at a=0.05. The researcher-made questionnaire, which has a Cronbachâ??s alpha of 0.73, was used to determine the variables under study. Multiple Linear Regression and Pearsonâ??s correlation correlated the gathered data. Results: Results showed that the knowledge of primary caregivers is inversely correlated with the compliance to measles immunization (r=-0.19; p=0.04). Compliance is correlated with female caregivers (r=0.22, p=0.019) while knowledge is correlated with the caregiversâ?? educational attainment, particularly college graduates (r= 0.2, p=0.033) and vocational (r= -0.19, p=0.041) Conclusion: A caregiverâ??s knowledge about measles immunization does not equate to their compliance to it and thus, the public health nurses must develop effective and feasible program pedagogies about measles immunization to be conducted every four months in addition to house to house visitations.

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