The Relationship Between Mother's Knowledge And The Completeness Of Basic Infant Immunization In The Working Area Of The Muara Kelingi Public Health Center, Musirawas Regency, South Sumatra In 2025

Abstract

In The Global, 2-3 million child deaths annually could be prevented through immunization, 22.6 million children worldwide do not receive routine immunization. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between maternal knowledge and the completeness of basic infant immunizations in the Muara Kelingi Community Health Center (Puskesmas) working area, Musirawas Regency, South Sumatra. This research used an analytical research design with a cross-sectional study. Variable measurements were conducted at a single point in time, meaning subjects were observed and measured simultaneously. Purposive sampling was used, based on the researcher's considerations and in accordance with inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sample size for this study was 55 respondents. The results of the bivariate study showed that the majority of respondents, namely 28 (50.9%) mothers, had sufficient knowledge. The majority of respondents (70.9%) received complete basic immunizations for their babies. The results of the bivariate study obtained a chi-square p-value of 0.001 (α <0.05), so it can be concluded that there is a relationship between knowledge and the completeness of basic immunizations in the Muara Kelingi Community Health Center work area, Musirawas Regency.