Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2736-6588
ISSN: 2736-6588
Department of Midwifery Collage of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
Research Article
Knowledge and Uptake of Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine and Associated Factors among Reproductive Age Group Women in Hayk Town South Wollo, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Tiruset Gelaw*, Sindu Ayalew and Kasaw Beyene
Background: Tetanus is an acute, often fatal, disease caused by an exotoxin and highly potent neurotoxin, tetanospasm,
Tetanus is a preventable disease by tetanus toxoid immunization, which is usually given to the reproductive women
at the age between (15-44) years in order to protect both mother and newborn in order to prevent maternal and
neonatal tetanus For lifelong protection from tetanus a woman needs a total of five tetanus toxoid doses.
Objective: To assess the level of knowledge uptake and associated factors of completing tetanus toxoid vaccine
among reproductive age women in Hayk town, SouthWollo, Amhara, Ethiopia in 2020.
Methods and materials: A community based cross-sectional study conducted in Hayk town, South Wollo Amhara,
Ethiopia, from November to December on 2020. Data collected using s.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/JCCLM.23.6.262