Abstract
Background: Immunization is the most effective public health effort in preventing diseases and reducing mortality. According to the Health Belief Model (HBM), the completeness of child immunization is determined by constructs of HBM, including perceptions of susceptibility, seriousness, benefit, and barrier. This study aimed to determine the association between maternal perception of child illness and completeness of child basic immunization in Manokwari district, Papua Barat, Indonesia.
Subjects and Method: This was a case-control study conducted in the Manokwari district, Papua Barat from July to August 2023. A total of 96 parents who had infants aged 0-9 months were selected using fixed disease sampling. Samples were divided into two groups. Group with incomplete immunization cases (n=24) and group with complete immunization (n=72). The dependent variable was the completeness of the child's basic immunization. The independent variables were maternal perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, perceived threats, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed using chi-square along with odds ratio (OR) as the measure of association.
Results: The completeness of basic immunization increased with high perceived susceptibility (OR=7.14; CI 95%= 2.08 to 33.33; p<0.001), high perceived seriousness (OR= 3.57; CI 95%= 1.23 to 11.11; p= 0.008), high perceived threats (OR= 3.13; CI 95%= 1.08 to 9.27; p=0.017), and high perceived benefits (OR= 3.64; CI 95%= 1.25 to 10.68; p=0.007). The completeness of basic immunization decreased with the high perceived barrier (OR= 0.31; CI 95%= 0.91 to 0.11; p=0.015).
Conclusion: The completeness of child basic immunization increased with high perceived susceptibility, high perceived seriousness, high perceived threats, and high perceived benefits. The completeness of child basic immunization decreased with the high perceived barrier.
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