Effectiveness of an instructional program on mothers knowledge toward child vaccines at primary health care centers in AlـNajaf City

Objective(s): The objective of this article is to identify the effectiveness of an instructional program toward mothers' knowledge of child vaccines as well as find the relationship between mothers' knowledge of child vaccines and their demographic data. Methodology: A quasi-experimental study is conducted for the period of October 4th, 2021 to April 19th, 2022. A nonprobability "purposive" sample of (60) mothers (30) for the control group and (30) for the study group was used in the study. Six basic health care centers in the Iraqi city of Al-Najaf were chosen for the sampling. The data is collected using a self-report questionnaire with two parts: the first part deals with the mothers' demographic information and previous history, and the second portion deals with the mothers' knowledge of child vaccines. Results: According to the findings, there is a significantly difference in mothers' knowledge about child immunizations between the study group's post-test knowledge score Except for the educational and occupational status, where there is a statistically significant association. In the control group, there is no significant relationship between mothers' knowledge and demographic characteristics such as age, education, or socio-economic status.&nbsp