A Study to Compare Pre and Post-Test Attitude Regarding Immunization Among the Mothers of Under Five Children in a Selected Area at Bagalkot

Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the body produce immunity against a disease. Most vaccine hesitancy research has been conducted in high-income countries. Still, the prevalence of factors related to vaccine hesitancy can be understood only if surveys are conducted irrespective of the country's level of economic development. The SAGE working group has also mentioned that the scope of vaccine hesitancy will not consider external factors like vaccine accessibility (lack of public health policies and finances), vaccine stock-out issues, and cold chain readiness. A quantitative, research strategy was used for the current study. A pre-experimental research design, a specific type of quasi-experimental design was used. The study was conducted in a selected area at Bagalkot. In this study, the sample will be selected through the Convenience sampling technique. The sample size selected was 100. The calculated chi-square value (188.842) is greater than the critical chi-square value (9.488). Therefore, we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a significant association between pre and post-test attitudes among the mothers of children under five regarding immunization. This indicates that the educational intervention or program had an impact on changing the attitudes of the participants towards immunization. The shift in attitudes can be attributed to the intervention, suggesting its effectiveness in influencing positive changes in attitude.