Factors Influencing Full Immunization Coverage of the Under-5 Children in Nangoma Constituency

Stephen Fichite Shamazubaula and Dr. Brian Chiluba
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Stephen Fichite Shamazubaula: Master of Public Health, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Lusaka (UNILUS)
Dr. Brian Chiluba: Supervisor, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Lusaka (UNILUS).

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2024, vol. 11, issue 11, 396-430

Abstract: After observing continued loss of lives by the children who are below the age of five years old, World Health Organisation through its branch of public health saw the needs to strengthen immunisation program for under five children among member states. This was the birth and origin of expanded program on immunisation (EPI). Owing to the scarce of data on the status of immunization in the rural parts of Zambia such as Mumbwa District. This research paper was conducted to explore, determine, as well as describing the factors that influence and the status of full coverage of immunisation of under-five children in Nangoma Constituency of Mumbwa District. A cross-sectional study comprised of 134 participants from 5 randomly selected health facilities in Nangoma Constituency was conducted. The data was collected using kobocollect toolbox and analysed using version 23.0 of SPSS and MS Excel 365. The factors that were determined to be statistically significant according to the study included marital status (0.05 >p-value = 0.07), education attainment of the mother (p-value = 0.049), age of the child (0.05 >p-value = 0.013) and knowledge of immunisation (p-value = 0.021).

Date: 2024
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