Demographic Determinants of Routine Immunization Services Acceptance among Childbearing Mothers in Bauchi State Implications for Health Promotion

Abstract

The study investigated demographic determinants of routine immunization services acceptance among childbearing mothers (CBMs) in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive cross sectional survey design. The population of the study comprised 3, 221,528 childbearing mothers in Bauchi State. A sample of 880 respondents was drawn using multi-stage sampling procedure. A structured Demographic Determinants of Routine Immunization Services Acceptance Questionnaire (DDRISAQ) was used for data collection. Frequency count, percentage and binary logistic regression were used for analyses. Results revealed that overall; CBMs had high level of acceptance of routine immunization services based on age (15-24years = 61.7%, 25-34years = 56.7%, 35-44years = 62.9%, 45 + years = 59.2%). Overall, CBMs had high level of acceptance of routine immunization services based on level of education (Tertiary education = 66.3%, Secondary education = 56.4%, Primary education = 59.5%, No formal education = 59.0%). Age and level of education were significant determinants of routine immunization services acceptance among CBMs. This implies that in order to influence acceptance of routine immunization services, there is need for proper education and the use of age of the target population to achieve immunization target of 90 per cent. However, health professionals should enlighten all mothers during antenatal visit on the need for proper acceptance of routine immunization services schedules irrespective of their age and education level.