Effect of health education on knowledge of iso-immunization among pregnant women in selected government hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

Objective: to assess the outcome of health education on the knowledge of iso-immunization among pregnant women in selected government hospitals in Lagos state. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study where a semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain data from 162 pregnant women who were selected by multi-stage Sampling in 3 selected government hospitals in Lagos state. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 24 and results were analyzed using frequency tables. An Independent t-test was used to test the mean difference between the two hypotheses. The level of statistical significance was set at a p-value of <0.05. Results: The findings indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the level of knowledge among pregnant women at pre and post-health education intervention on isoimmunisation (Mean difference = 8.204, t(160) = 33.602, p = .000).; and between the level of knowledge of management among pregnant women at pre and post health education intervention on isoimmunisation (Mean difference = 7.191, t(160) = 23.234, p = .000). Conclusion: health education intervention program improved the knowledge of iso-immunization and its management among pregnant women. It was recommended among others that pregnant women should be given health talks about isoimmunisation, its causes, effects, and how it can be managed to improve their knowledge about isoimmunisation.

Keywords

• Health education
• Iso-immunization
• Knowledge
• Management
• Pregnant women