Immunization Counseling Overview and Involvement of Health Workers or Cadres in Providing Immunization

Authors

Muhammad Bagus Andrianto Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu
Padila Padila Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu
Juli Andri Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31539/jks.v8i2.15517

Abstract

This study aims to determine the description of immunization counseling and the involvement of health workers or cadres in providing immunization to toddlers. This study uses a quantitative descriptive design with a simple random sampling technique of 103 respondents. The results showed that 82.5% of mothers had received immunization counseling, while 17.5% had not. The involvement of health workers or cadres in providing immunization was considered good by 82.5% of respondents and sufficient by 17.5%. In conclusion, that immunization counseling and the role of health workers or cadres have a significant influence on providing immunization to toddlers. The majority of mothers received counseling and assessed the services of health workers as good, which can encourage participation in the immunization program.

Keywords: Toddlers, Immunization, Cadres, Counseling, Health Workers

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