INFLUENCE OF PERSONAL AND HEALTH-BASED FACTORS ON THE IMMUNIZATION UPTAKE OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE BY MOTHERS IN KALAGALA SUB-COUNTY

Abstract

The article aims to describe the influence of Personal and Health-Based Factors on the Immunization uptake of children under five. The article is informed from the study that was done on factors related to the immunization uptake of children under five in Kalagala Sub-County Luweero District. A correlational research design was used during the study. Structured questionnaire was administered to 317 mothers as a sample of the study. Therefore, the article sums up that marital status, perceived safety of vaccine and time taken for the mother to be attended to by the health worker at the facility were significant predictors for immunization uptake by mothers (p < 0.05). Therefore, it is clear that perceived safety of the vaccine by the mothers was among the main factors influencing uptake of the immunization.