The effectiveness of pamphlet on knowledge regarding pneumonia vaccination among eligible couples

Abstract

Introduction: Vaccines are known as active immunizing agents. An ideal vaccine should be easy to produce in a well standardized preparation, be easy to administer, not produce disease in the recipient, induce permanent immunity, be free of toxic substances, and have minimal adverse effects.Method: The research approach used for the study was one group pre-test post-test design. The subjects selected for the study were eligible couple in rural community areas of Sahranpur U.P. The sample consisted of 100 eligible couple. The study participants were selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique. With a sample of 10 eligible couple, pilot study was conducted. The reliability co-efficient were calculated to be 0.87. The findings revealed that knowledge scores of the eligible couple were in adequate before the administration of Pamphlet on pneumococcal vaccination. The Pamphlet helped them to update their knowledge on pneumococcal vaccination. The mean post-test knowledge of sample significantly increased after administration of Pamphlet. The data was analyzed by applying Descriptive and Inferential statistics. The results of the study indicated that the eligible couple do not have adequate knowledge on pneumococcal vaccination. This assessment project has helped the investigator to develop a Pamphlet to improve the knowledge on pneumococcal vaccination. The results have also shown that various demographic variable have significant association with respect to the knowledge of eligible couple regarding pneumococcal vaccination.