Knowledge and health beliefs of reproductive-age women in Alexandria about tetanus toxoid immunization

Background: Neonatal tetanus remains a significant avertable cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates. Adequate vaccination strategies, including at least two doses of tetanus toxoid for reproductive age women, can decrease neonatal mortality. In Ethiopia, a few numbers of neonates were protected at birth through this proactive intervention. Therefore, this study aimed to determine factors associated with the low coverage of tetanus toxoid immunization. Objective: This study aimed to determine the status of Tetanus Toxoid immunization coverage and factors associated with it. Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study design was implemented among 515 mothers in Hawzen, Eastern zone of Tigray. The data were entered into Epi data manager version 3.5.1 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 20 software for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors significantly associated with tetanus toxoid immunization coverage. Results: Two hundred and seven (40.2%) mothers were protected against tetanus at last birth. Mothers whose age was less than 20 years [AOR 0.19(0.10, 0.32), had no future plan for fertility [AOR 0.30(0.17, 0.53)], mothers attended once for antenatal care visits [AOR 0.38(0.18, 0.82)] and who got information from media [AOR 4.49(1.82, 11.07] were independent predictors of tetanus toxoid immunization status of mothers. Conclusion: More than half of the mothers were not protected against tetanus at the time of last birth. This study found the age of mothers, future fertility plans, numbers of antenatal care visits and mothers who got information from media; these were significant factors associated with the likelihood of tetanus toxoid immunization of mothers.

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Factors related to the escapement of reproductive age women from tetanus toxoid vaccination at the Sub – Divisional Medicalized Health Center Nkwen, Bamenda

Vedic Research International Cell Signaling ◽

10.14259/cs.v2i1.160 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 22 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Victorine M Ngachangong ◽

Munting G Melanie ◽

Emmanuel Ngohtu Tufon

Keyword(s):

Health Center ◽

Tetanus Toxoid ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Reproductive Age Women

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Dropout Rate of Tetanus Toxoid Immunization and Associated Factors among Reproductive Age Group of Women in Debrebirhan Town, Amhara Region, Northern Ethiopia

Journal of Women s Health Care ◽

10.4172/2167-0420.1000390 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 06 (04) ◽

Author(s):

Kelem Desta Belihu ◽

Fekadu Yadassa Tesso ◽

Tigist Demeke Woldetsadik

Keyword(s):

Tetanus Toxoid ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Dropout Rate ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Northern Ethiopia ◽

Age Group ◽

Amhara Region ◽

Reproductive Age Group ◽

Tetanus Toxoid Immunization

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Differentials in prevalence and correlates on uptake of tetanus toxoid and intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine during pregnancy: A community-based cross-sectional study in The Gambia

SAGE Open Medicine ◽

10.1177/20503121211065908 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 205031212110659

Author(s):

Amadou Barrow ◽

Sulayman Barrow ◽

Amienatta Jobe

Keyword(s):

Tetanus Toxoid ◽

Intermittent Preventive Treatment ◽

Preventive Treatment ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The Gambia ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Utilization Rate ◽

Multivariable Logistic Regression Model ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Tetanus Toxoid Immunization

Objectives: The study examined the differentials in prevalence and correlates on the uptake of tetanus toxoid and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among pregnant women in The Gambia. Methods: The 2018 data from The Gambia Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey were analyzed. Data from 6143 women of reproductive age who have given birth were extracted for the analysis. Percentages and Chi-square tests were used. In addition, a multivariable logistic regression model was used to calculate the adjusted odds ratios (with a corresponding 95% confidence interval). The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: The prevalence of tetanus toxoid uptake among women in The Gambia was 88.2%, while that of the adequate tetanus toxoid doses was 34.8%. The prevalence of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine uptake among maternal women in The Gambia was 98.6%, while that of the adequate intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine doses taken was 34.3%. The identified statistically significant covariates of tetanus toxoid immunization and intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine uptake includes women’s age, local government areas, parity, use of radio, use of newspaper, and antenatal care visits. Conclusion: The current utilization rate for adequate intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and tetanus toxoid immunization during pregnancy in The Gambia is very low and even below universal levels. The country needs to strengthen more and effective mass media advocacy programs that would target both rural and urban populace, and motivate maternal women to ensure adequate vaccination against malaria and tetanus.

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