Vol. 9, Issue 4, Part A (2023)

Introduction: Vaccine is a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several disease scientists’ take many approaches to designing vaccine against on microbes. The major cause of sickness and death of children in India is mainly due to Infectious disease.

Title: “The effectiveness of STP on knowledge and performance level of the basic health on pentavalent vaccine at selected health centres at Gonda.

Material and Method: In this study the quantitative research approach was adopted with pre-experimental research design to assess knowledge and performance level regarding pentavalent vaccination among health workers. The researcher recruited sixty health workers with purposive sampling techniques. The research instrument was divided into two parts, socio-demographic data and self-structured questionnaire. The criterion measure used in the study was extent of score on level of knowledge. Maximum obtainable score was 30 and divided into three categories that is adequate knowledge: 26-30, moderately adequate knowledge: 16-25 and Inadequate Knowledge: ≤15. Tool was prepared by extensive review of literature and validated by experts of Pediatrician and child health nursing. Ethical permission was obtained from ethical and research committee of Institution. After gaining approval, permission was taken from Medical and Nursing Superintendent of selected hospitals to conduct research study. Confidentiality and anonymity were maintained during and after data collection.

Result: In this study it was majority age of health worker were between 24 – 28 years belong Hindu religious and education status were higher secondary with maximum have no experienced. The pre-test knowledge score of Health workers regarding Pentavalent Vaccine revealed that 53.33% Health workers had inadequate knowledge, and 46.66% Health workers had moderately adequate knowledge and the post-test knowledge scores of Health workers regarding Pentavalent Vaccine revealed that 13.33% Health workers had adequate knowledge, 83.33% Health workers had moderately adequate knowledge 3.33%.The pre-test attitude score of Health workers regarding Pentavalent Vaccine. It revealed that 10(16.66%) Health workers had good attitude and 12(20%) Health workers had average level of attitude about Pentavalent Vaccine, 38(63.33%) Health workers had poor attitude. The Post test attitude score of Health workers regarding Pentavalent Vaccine. It revealed that 16.66 Health workers had good attitude, and 80% Health workers had average level of attitude. 4% Health workers had poor attitude. The significant difference between the mean score of pre and post-test knowledge score of the health workers regarding Pentavalent Vaccine paired‘t’ test was 7.65. Hence the researcher concluded that gain in knowledge is not by chance but by STP on Pentavalent Vaccine. The ‘r’ value of post-test level of knowledge and attitude was -0.22, there was a negative correlation between knowledge and attitude which was not significant. Significance association between age of the health worker, and experience. There was no association between religions, education, and source of information.

Conclusion: In this study due to lack of educational status participants have very poor knowledge regarding knowledge and performance level of the health works on pentavalent vaccine & have association between knowledge regarding hypertension and there was no association between religions, education, and source of information.