Factors Affecting Provision of Basic Immunization for Infants at Popukoba Health Center, Jayawijaya, Papua

Abstract

Immunization is generally done in infancy to protect infants from those infectious diseases that can be prevented by immunization (PD3I).The purpose of this study was to assess factors affecting the provision of basic immunization for infants at Popukoba Health Center, Jayawijaya Regency.This is a quantitative study with an analytic survey and cross-sectional study design.The population included in this study were all mothers who had infants aged between 10 to 12 months as many as 141 people.Sample was taken using an accidental sampling technique with a total of 114 infants using a questionnaire in a work area of Popukoba Health Center.The results of this study indicate that there are variables that have an effect on the completeness of basic immunization in infants, namely the knowledge variable of breastfeeding mothers (p = 0.049) with a large influence of 13.39% and the strength of the relationship (OR = 3.816), and the variable of health service accessibility (p = 0.004) with a magnitude of influence of 19.46% and the strength of the relationship (OR = 7.002), while other variables, namely attitudes, family support and support from health workers have no effect.

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