title: [Status of mother's KAP on child immunization in minority areas, Guizhou Province].
abstract: 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.
authors: Division of Maternal and Child Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100083, China. wangyan@bjmu.edu.cn
authors: Yuan-yuan
authors: YY
authors: Wang
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Jing-xu
authors: JX
authors: Zhang
authors: Chu-yun
authors: CY
authors: Kang
authors: Ping
authors: P
authors: Duan
mesh_terms: 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