Authors : Jeong-Hee Kim, Cheong-Hwan Lim, Ok-Ja Jang, Hong-Ryang Jung and Ki-Jeong Kim
Abstract: The subjects for the National Immunization Program for Children are all children less than the age of 12, those who are born after 1st January 2002. In T Administrative district, 360 guardians from 25 kindergartens with children under-3 (born from 1st Jan. 2012 to 31st Dec.) were conveniently sampled and they were all given survey studys certified by a institutional review board and research ethics, a bioethics committee designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the collected data was analyzed with SPSS Ver. 22.0 Program. The general perception of national immunization program according to characteristics were higher in male guardians and statistically showed a significant difference (p = 0.004). The perceptions were higher in those aged >50’s than the 20’s which showed a significant difference (p = 0.002). The general demands for national immunization program of the guardians according to their characteristics were higher in guardians more than the age of 50, than those in their 30’s. This showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.001). In relational person to the children, perceptions of grandmothers were higher than fathers which showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.001). As occupations of the guardians, demands of those working in the fishing industry were the highest than office workers which showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.001). The satisfaction rate of national immunization healthcare organization were higher in male guardians which showed a statistically significant difference (p = 0.014). In relation person to the children, the satisfaction rate of grandmothers were high which showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.001). The research data was taken from a healthcare center in C-province, collecting information of 20,589 under-3 children who were immunized and registered in the data.
Jeong-Hee Kim, Cheong-Hwan Lim, Ok-Ja Jang, Hong-Ryang Jung and Ki-Jeong Kim, 2017. A Study on the National Vaccination of Infants Under 3 Age. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 6185-6188.