Research Group A A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATE REGARDING IMMUNIZATION IN CHILDREN AMONGST MOTHER IN A COMMUNITY SETTING

NEED OF THE STUDY

According To WHO: Immunization has been regarded as the most cost effective intervention for child health promotion. Immunizing a child significantly reduces cost of creating diseases thus providing a health childhood and reducing poverty and suffering. According To EPI: Non immunization is the leading cause of high childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries.

OBJECTIVES
To assess the knowledge of mothers regarding immunization. To create awareness amongst mothers about the six killer diseases and their available immunization. To prevent the children from six killer diseases.

ANALYSES AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of the data collection to evaluate the effectiveness of the planned teaching programme on universal immunization in terms of knowledge and practice of mother in the selected community. This purpose of analysis is to reduce the data to an intangible and interpretable form, so that the research problems can be studied and tested the research analyst has broken down data in constituents parts to obtain answers to the research question and to test the research hypotheses. According to Polit and Hungler (1999) data analysis is the systematic organisation and synthesis of research data and testing of research hypothesis using the data. Abdella and levine (1999) stated that interpretation of tabulated data could being to light the real the real meaning of the findings of the study. Analysis and interpretation of data are based on data collection through structured knowledge questionnaire and structured skill observation checklist from mothers of selected community meharauli. Analyse s and interpretation of data were based on the objectives of the study and hypothesis to be tested. Both deceptive and influential statics have been used. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY:1. To assess the pre-test knowledge score regarding immunization among mothers. 2. To prepare a planned teaching programme. 3. To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding immunization.

ORGANIZATION AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA Raw data collected were entered in the master sheet for the statistical analysis .The data findings have been organized and presented under the following heading . SECTION-A description of sample characteristic. SECTION-B Finding related to knowledge regarding universal immunization amogst the mother SECTION A This section comprises of 10 samples of the elicits of the personal information of mother under the study. The sample consist of 50 mothers in Nutt colony of Mehrauli. The data obtained describes the demographic characteristics Age , Religion , Education of Mother, Occupation of Mother, Monthly Income, No of children, Status of Immunization of family , knowledge about Immunization, source of knowledge, access of health service frequency and percentage age computed for describing demographic characteristics. Table 5.1
Q.NO 1 SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS Age Of Mother 1.1 > 20 1.2 21-25 1.3 26-30 1.4 31 & above Religion 2.1 Hindu 2.2 Muslim 2.3 Christian 2.4 Other Education Of Mother 3.1 Illetrate 3.2 5 th pass 3.3 8 th pass 3.4 12 th pass Occupation Of Mother 4.1 Housewife FREQUENCY 12 23 10 5 43 5 0 2 22 8 13 7 47 24% 46% 20% 10% 86% 10% 0% 4% 44% 16% 26% 14% 94%

N = 50
PERCENTAGE

10

4.2 Govt. job 4.3 Private 4.4 Other Monthly Income 5.1 <2000 5.2 2001-3000 5.3 3001- 5000 5001 & above No. Of child 6.1 01 6.2 03 6.3 02 6.4 >3 Status Of Immunization 7.1 Boys<Girls 7.2 Girls>Boys 7.3 Boys = Girls 7.4 None Knowledge About Immunization 8.1 Yes 8.2 No 8.3 Adequate 8.4 Inadequate If(yes) Source Of Knowledge 9.1 Health worker 9.2 Radio & T.V 9.3 Newspaper & Magzine 9.4 Friends & Relative Access To Health Services 10.1 Yes 10.2 No 10.3 Emergency 10.4 At home

3 0 0 11 9 12 18 13 7 16 14 1 2 42 5 35 9 2 4 31 10 4 5 40 4 2 4

6% 0% 0% 22% 18% 24% 36% 26% 14% 32% 28% 2% 4% 84% 10% 70% 18% 4% 8% 62% 20% 8% 10% 80% 8% 4% 8%

Distribution Among Mother On The Basis Of Age Group

Ages Of Mother

10% 24%

> 20
20%

21-25 26-30 31 & above

46%

Distribution Among Mother On The Basis Of Religion

RELIGION
Other 4% Christian 0% Muslim 10% Hindu

Muslim

Christian

Other Hindu 86%

Distribution Among The Mother On The Basis Of Education

EDUCATION OF MOTHERS

14% Illetrate

44% 26%

5 th pass

8 th pass

12 th pass

16%

Distribution Among The Mother On The Basis Of Occupation

OCCUPATION OF MOTHERS
0% 6% 0%

housew ife

govt. job

Private

Other

94%

Distribution Among Mother On The Basis Of Monthly Income

MONTHLY INCOME

22% <2000 36% 2001-3000 3001- 5000 18% 5001 & above

24%

Distribution Among Mother On The Basis Of Number Of Child

NUMBER OF CHILD

28%

26%

2
14%

>3
32%

Distribution Among Mothers On The Basis Of Status Of Immunization

STATUS OF IMMUNIZATION

10%

2%

4%

Boys < Girls

Girls > Boys

Boys = Girls

None

84%

Distribution Among Mother On The Basis Of Knowledge About Immunization

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IMMUNNIZATION

8% 4%

Yes

1 8%

No

Adequate

70%

Inadequate

Distribution Of Mother On The Basis Of Source Of Knowledge

SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IMMUNIZATION

10%

8%

Health worker Radio & T.V Newspaper & Magzine

62%

20%

Friends & Relative

Distribution Among The Mother On The Basis Of Access To Health Services

ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES

8% 4% Yes 8% No

Emergency

At Home 80%

SECTION B This section deals with the interpretation of the data to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on universal immunisation amongst mothers. The pre test and the post test knowledge obtained through structured known questionnaire were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics .The mean post test knowledge score is 20.1 of sample was higher then the pre test knowledge score with the mean difference of 12.42. Mean of pre test is 8.82,mean of post test is 20.1. mean of post test is 20.1 ,standard deviation of difference is 5.2 and standard error is 0.65.

PRE TEST TABLE 5.2

S.No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Sample A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 A31 A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A38 A39 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48

MEAN = 8.82

Marks Obtained In Pre Test X 1 6 7 8 9 7 8 8 5 10 8 4 7 6 8 4 8 9 11 18 18 15 7 8 9 10 8 9 12 8 10 13 11 12 18 8 9 11 8 8 11 14 8 5 7 4 7 6 5

49 50

A49 A50

4 7

20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 marks obtained in pre test X 1

GRAPH NUMBER 5.1 This graph represents the value of pre test

POST TEST TABLE NUMBER 5.3

S.NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 SAMPLE A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A2 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 A31 A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A38 A39 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48

MEAN = 20.1
14 18 21 31 16 13 15 14 15 16 18 12 21 20 14 16 21 16 15 14 23 21 22 24 25 21 18 26 24 23 26 22 24 25 13 17 21 13 21 17 28 24 24 28 26 28 20 29

MARKS OBTAINED IN POST TEST X2

49 50

A49 A50

26 24

MARKS OBTAINED IN POST TEST 35

30 25

20 15

10 5

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 3536 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 4546 47 48 49 50 MARKS OBTAINED IN POST TEST

Graph number 5.2 This graph represent the value of post test

TABLE NUMBER 5.4 COMPARISON BETWEEN PRE AND POST TEST

SAMPLE

X1

X2

X1-X2

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 A31 A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A38 A39 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48 A49

6 7 8 9 7 8 8 5 10 8 4 7 6 8 4 8 9 11 18 18 15 7 8 9 10 8 9 12 8 10 13 11 12 18 8 9 11 8 8 11 14 8 5 7 4 7 6 5 4

14 18 21 13 16 13 15 14 15 16 18 12 21 20 14 16 21 16 15 14 23 21 22 24 25 21 18 26 24 23 26 22 24 25 13 17 21 13 21 17 28 24 24 28 26 28 20 29 26

8 11 13 4 9 5 7 9 5 8 14 5 15 12 110 8 12 5 3 4 8 14 14 15 15 13 9 14 16 13 13 11 12 7 5 8 10 5 13 6 14 16 19 21 22 21 14 24 22

A50

24

17

MEAN DIFFERENCE = 12.42

35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Graph number 5.3 This graph represents the comparision between pre test and the post test values

pre test post test

Mean, Mean difference, Standard Deviation of the difference and standard error of the pre test and the post test knowledge score.

Knowledge test Pre test Post test

Mean 8.82

Mean Difference 12.42

Standard Deviation of Difference 5.2

Standard Error 0.65

20.1

Mean of pre test is 8.82. Mean of post test is 20.1. Standard deviation of difference is 5.2. Standard error is 0.65.