Factores que influyen en el nivel de conocimientos sobre el esquema P.A.I del Centro de Salud N°. 1 Azogues 2014

Abstract

Objective: This research had as objective; identify the factors that influence the level of knowledge of the teen moms on the schema of the expanded program of immunization (EPI) from the #1 Center of the city of Azogues.

Material and methods: This is a transverse descriptive investigation in which we worked with a sample of 106 adolescent mothers who attended the outpatient Health Center # 1 of the city of Azogues during the months of August and September of 2014. For collection of the information we used the technique of the Interview addressed to the mothers, and as an instrument, a semi-structured survey made by the authors, this form consisted of 9 questions in which we valued the level of knowledge of the mothers about immunizations. The form included questions to determine the socio-demographic characteristics to study the population. For the analysis of the information, we used the descriptive statistics and it was processed in Microsoft Excel and Word. This data is presented in tables.

Results: The 67% of mothers are in their late adolescence, and 53.8% have completed high school education. The 83% of mothers have knowledge about vaccination that protects them from illnesses, 89. 6% understand the information provided in the immunization card. However, only 36.8% have a correct knowledge of at what aged they must vaccinate their children, the 37.71% have a partial knowledge and the rest of the mothers represented by the 25.49% are unaware of this aspect.