Programa Educativo sobre promoción de inmunización en niñas y niños menores de dos años que asisten al Centro de Salud Tipo C Lasso, Cotopaxi, diciembre 2021- febrero 2022.

Abstract

The aim was to propose an educational program on the promotion of immunization with children under two years of age attending the Type C Lasso Health Centre, Cotopaxi, December 2021-February 2022, which will influence the knowledge of mothers, fathers, and caregivers through health education workshops. The study was a descriptive-correlational cross-sectional study, the data were obtained through a questionnaire to characterize the population and determine knowledge of immunization, whose knowledge, through an evaluation rubric, made it possible to identify whether it was correct or incorrect; verification of vaccination status was done through vaccination cards and vaccination records. Pearson's statistical test was used to determine the degree of relationship between vaccination status and the knowledge of mothers, fathers and caregivers about the definition, vaccine-preventable diseases, and vaccination schedule, obtaining a degree of significance of 0.88, 0.86 and 0.33 respectively. It is concluded that knowledge is incorrect and has a direct influence on vaccination status, and it is therefore recommended that health education workshops be implemented to improve immunization coverage in children under two years of age.