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Feba
Jishma
Jisna
Jomol
Keerthana
Lakshmi
Nimmy
Sneha
Jincy M P
Childhood is more precious period in human lifecycle. It requires more care and protection from the diseases. In this world, most of the people affected by various diseases. Thus a study was undertaken to assess the knowledge and attitude of public towards these diseases and it's prevention. Vaccine place a major role in this disease prevention. Considering this fact a descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding Measles Rubella(MR) vaccine among mothers residing at Na dathara Gramapanchayath, Thrissur. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding Measles Rubella (MR) vaccine among mothers, to correlate knowledge and attitude, to associate knowledge and attitude with selected demographic variables of mothers. Fifty samples were collected by the purposive sampling method. Data was collected by administering structured knowledge questionnaire to assess knowledge and Likert five-point rating scale was used to assess the attitude. The results revealed that 22% had inadequate knowledge, 74% had moderate knowledge and only 4% had adequate knowledge regarding Measles Rubella (MR) vaccine. Considering attitude, most of them ha d (90%) favourable attitude, 6% had neutral attitude and only 4% had unfavourable attitude towards Measles Rubella(MR) vaccine. The study also showed a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude with “r” value 0. 804*. A significant associ ation was found between knowledge and selected demographic variables (education status ? 2=11.7, area of residence ? 2=5.93, measles rubella vaccinated? 2=8.7) and also significant association found between attitude and selected demographic variable like previous information about Measles Rubella vaccine (? 2=5.5).
Keywords: Knowledge; Attitude; Measles Rubella (MR) vaccine; Mothers