The relationship between knowledge of mothers of toddlers and anxiety levels after DPT immunization at the Lombakasih Health Center, Bombana Regency

Abstract

DPT immunization is one of the important programs in disease prevention efforts. However, many parents feel anxious when their children receive DPT immunization. Mothers' knowledge of DPT immunization can affect the level of maternal anxiety after immunization. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between mothers' knowledge of toddlers and the level of anxiety after DPT immunization at the Lombakasih Health Center. This study used a cross-sectional design. The research sample was mothers who had toddlers aged 0-6 months who received DPT immunization at the Lombakasih Health Center as many as 49 respondents. The sampling technique used the total sampling technique. The instrument used was a questionnaire sheet. Data analysis used the fisher exact test. The results of the study showed that most respondents had good knowledge as many as 30 (61.2%) and experienced mild anxiety, namely 26 (53.1%). The results of the analysis showed that there was a relationship between the Knowledge of Toddler Mothers and the Level of Anxiety After DPT Immunization at the Lombakasih Health Center with a value of ρ = 0.018 <α = 0.05. The conclusion of this study is that there is a significant relationship between the knowledge of mothers of toddlers and the level of anxiety after DPT immunization. Increasing the knowledge of mothers of toddlers about DPT immunization can be a strategy to reduce the level of maternal anxiety during the immunization process.