Does exposure to health information through mobile phones increase immunisation knowledge, completeness and timeliness in rural India?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Immunisation plays a vital role in reducing child mortality and morbidity against preventable diseases. As part of a randomised controlled trial in rural Madhya Pradesh, India to assess the impact of Kilkari, a maternal messaging programme, we explored determinants of parental immunisation knowledge and immunisation practice (completeness and timeliness) for children 0-12 months of age from four districts in Madhya Pradesh.

Methods

Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey of women (n=4423) with access to a mobile phone and their spouses (n=3781). Parental knowledge about immunisation and their child's receipt of vaccines, including timeliness and completeness, was assessed using self-reports and vaccination cards. Ordered logistic regressions were used to a

SUBMITTER: Chakraborty A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8728358 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature