JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND DISEASES
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DOI: 10.31248/JPHD
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Assessment of factors contributing to immunisation services utilisation among mothers in Bayelsa West, Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/JPHD2026.184 | Article Number: 34DC31623 | Vol.8 (1) - April 2026
Received Date: 17 March 2026 | Accepted Date: 30 March 2026 | Published Date: 30 April 2026
Authors: Odikeme D Eyidenghabofa , Solomon M Uvoh* , Emmanuel Onokpite , Mercy I. Theophilus , Biobelene H Amakiri and Okuroemi O Henrietta
Keywords: mothers, children, vaccine., immunisation
This study investigated some factors contributing to immunisation services utilisation among mothers in Bayelsa West. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional approach to select the respondents. A structured questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection from the breastfeeding mothers. The research questions were tested using means, standard deviations, and ANOVA at 0.05 significance. Findings from this study show that most religions do not accept immunisation programs (SA- 215) compared to mothers who strongly disagreed (SD-187) with a mean score of 2.54. Approval from the fathers before mothers were allowed to immunise their children was observed as a custom in the study area, as 218 mothers strongly agreed that immunisation helps to prevent childhood killer diseases. Furthermore, a grand mean value of 3.27, exceeding the decision mean of 2.50, factors such as communal conflict, mothers’ knowledge level (2.81), and fear of side effects (2.80), among others, were identified as influencing the utilisation of immunisation services among mothers in Bayelsa West. Observation from this study suggests that to a great extent, communal conflict constitutes a determinant of immunisation services utilisation among mothers. Awareness campaigns should be encouraged by the government to promote mothers' sensitisation on routine immunisation utilisation.
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