Peer-reviewed article
Demographic determinants of poor childhood immunization coverage among women in Bayelsa state
Anthony Bibowei Akpe, David Eyidenghabofa Odikeme ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This cross-sectional study examined what demographic factors affect childhood immunization coverage in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, surveying 1,100 mothers with children under five. The research found that mothers who are older and more educated are significantly more likely to have their children fully immunized. The study recommends strengthening maternal education and using mass media campaigns to improve immunization awareness in the state.
Key points
- Maternal age is a demographic determinant of childhood immunization coverage
- Maternal education is a demographic determinant of childhood immunization coverage
- Educated and older mothers have higher probability of getting their children completely immunized
- The sample consisted of 1,100 mothers with at least one child under five years old
- Instrument reliability was 0.77 using Cronbach's Alpha
Limitations
The document does not report the specific percentages or odds ratios showing the magnitude of the relationship between maternal age/education and immunization coverage. The cross-sectional design cannot establish causation or explain the mechanisms behind these associations.
Abstract
The study examined at the extent demographic factors influence childhood immunization coverage in Bayelsa State. The design was cross-sectional. The total female population of Bayelsa State is estimated to be 1,116, 200.9. National Population Commission and National Bureau of Statistics (2016); National Bureau of Statistics (2018) According to the World Health Organizatio, women of reproductive age account for 22% of the total population of 501, 502 people. The study population consists solely of women in Bayelsa State who have child(ren) between the ages of 0 and 5 years. A multi-stage procedure was used to select 20 women with at least one child under the age of five from each selected community, yielding a sample size of 1100. The instrument's internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's Alpha statistics, yielding a reliability of 0.77. At the 0.05 level of significance, simple regression statistics was used to analyze the hypotheses. The findings revealed that mothers’ age and education influence childhood immunization coverage, as the educated and older mothers have higher probability of getting their children immunized completely. Maternal education was recommended in the State, also that the National Orientation Agency should ensure mass media exposure and community education awareness and campaigns on immunization.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Strengthening maternal education and mass media exposure on immunization through community education awareness campaigns
- Population
- Mothers with children aged 0-5 years in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Key finding
Mothers' age influences childhood immunization coverage