ABSTRACT
Background: Health belief theory was developed to assess health behavior of individual through examination of perceptions someone may have towards disease and negative outcomes of certain actions. In relation to vaccine uptake, the theory explains why caregivers reject or accept child disease prevention intervention.
Methods: Across sectional study design community based was conducted. Purposively sampling method was used to select region and District based on low uptake of Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Simple random sampling by rotary method was used to select Shehias and study participants. Systemic random sampling by mapping was used to select households. Vaccine uptake was verified through child RCH card No.1. Participants were interviewed through interviewer structured questionnaires. Data on 500 children aged 6 weeks to 2 years were collected from their respective caregivers, among them, females were 269 (53.8%), whereas 231 (46.2%) were male.Data entry, processing and analysis were done by using Statistical Package of Social Solution (SPSS v. 20).
ALI, I (2021). The Role Of Health Belief Theory On The Uptake Of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among Caregivers Of Children Aged 6 Weeks To 2 Years In Zanzibar: A Cross-Sectional Study. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-health-belief-theory-on-the-uptake-of-pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine-among-caregivers-of-children-aged-6-weeks-to-2-years-in-zanzibar-a-cross-sectional-study
ALI, IDRISA "The Role Of Health Belief Theory On The Uptake Of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among Caregivers Of Children Aged 6 Weeks To 2 Years In Zanzibar: A Cross-Sectional Study" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-health-belief-theory-on-the-uptake-of-pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine-among-caregivers-of-children-aged-6-weeks-to-2-years-in-zanzibar-a-cross-sectional-study. Accessed 05 May. 2024.
ALI, IDRISA . "The Role Of Health Belief Theory On The Uptake Of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among Caregivers Of Children Aged 6 Weeks To 2 Years In Zanzibar: A Cross-Sectional Study". Afribary, Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021. Web. 05 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-health-belief-theory-on-the-uptake-of-pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine-among-caregivers-of-children-aged-6-weeks-to-2-years-in-zanzibar-a-cross-sectional-study >.
ALI, IDRISA . "The Role Of Health Belief Theory On The Uptake Of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among Caregivers Of Children Aged 6 Weeks To 2 Years In Zanzibar: A Cross-Sectional Study" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 05, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-health-belief-theory-on-the-uptake-of-pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine-among-caregivers-of-children-aged-6-weeks-to-2-years-in-zanzibar-a-cross-sectional-study