Umeta Belachew, Girma Biniyam
School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.
School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2021 Oct 7;14:2827-2832. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S334230. eCollection 2021.
To assess health extension workers knowledge of child immunization schedules and associated factors.
A cross-sectional study design was conducted among health extension workers working in Bako Tibe Woreda. The data were collected by using semi-structured questionnaires, and descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data. Chi-square ( ) was used to identify factors associated with the knowledge of health extension workers on the immunization schedules.
The response rate of the study was 92.1% (58/63). All of the health extension workers included in the study were females. The majority of health extension workers 45 (77.59%) had satisfactory knowledge of the child immunization schedule. Educational status ( = 11.05; P= 0.001), work experience of as health extension workers ( = 6.22; P= 0.045), on job training on immunization ( = 11.12; P= 0.002), marital status ( = 6.30; P= 0.019) were factors associated with health extension workers knowledge.
The majority of health extension workers had satisfactory knowledge of the child immunization schedule. Educational status, work experience as health extension worker, on job training on immunization, and marital status were factors associated with the knowledge of health extension workers on the child immunization schedule.
评估健康推广工作者对儿童免疫接种计划的了解程度及相关因素。
在巴科蒂贝县工作的健康推广工作者中开展了一项横断面研究。通过使用半结构化问卷收集数据，并采用描述性统计方法对数据进行总结。采用卡方检验来确定与健康推广工作者对免疫接种计划的了解相关的因素。
该研究的应答率为92.1%（58/63）。纳入研究的所有健康推广工作者均为女性。大多数健康推广工作者45名（77.59%）对儿童免疫接种计划有满意的了解。教育程度（卡方值 = 11.05；P = 0.001）、作为健康推广工作者的工作经验（卡方值 = 6.22；P = 0.045）、免疫接种在职培训（卡方值 = 11.12；P = 0.002）、婚姻状况（卡方值 = 6.30；P = 0.019）是与健康推广工作者的了解相关的因素。
大多数健康推广工作者对儿童免疫接种计划有满意的了解。教育程度、作为健康推广工作者的工作经验、免疫接种在职培训以及婚姻状况是与健康推广工作者对儿童免疫接种计划的了解相关的因素。
