[Status of mother's KAP on child immunization in minority areas, Guizhou Province].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the status of mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) and its related factors and provide evidences for further effective implementation on childhood immunization in Guizhou Province.


METHODS
This study was a cross-sectional study, in which 591 mothers of children under 2 years were surveyed with structured questionnaires in six selected counties of Qiandongnan Canton.


RESULTS
Mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practices on childhood immunization were at a low level and influenced by educational background, county's economical level, mother's age, household size and ethnic groups. The childhood immunization was also at a low level. Among the 290 youngest children in a household survey, the coverage rate of all five vaccines (including HBV, BCG, OPV, DTP and measles vaccine) was 35.2%, and 12.3% of the surveyed children had never been immunized since birth. The main source of knowledge on immunization was interpersonal communication.


CONCLUSIONS
Considering mothers' poor KAP status and low education level, health education on immunization should be implemented though interpersonal communication via assistant media, and educating emphases should be laid on some special-characteristics targets.
Wang
Yuan-yuan
YY
Division of Maternal and Child Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100083, China. wangyan@bjmu.edu.cn
Wang
Yan
Y
Zhang
Jing-xu
JX
Kang
Chu-yun
CY
Duan
Ping
P
D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires