A cross sectional study was conducted at Saparua Health Center to determine factors associated with the administration of tetanus toxoid. In all, 64 pregnant women were recruited. The majority of the women were housewives, aged 17 to 30 years old, and having more than one child. They were educated to high school, knew some information on tetanus toxoid, and knew at least one of the tetanus symptoms. Almost all did not know the cause of tetanus. The logistic regression of knowledge on tetanus and TT immunization: mothers who heard of TT were 1.54 more likely to have been immunized than those who did not, while mothers who knew the use of tetanus toxoid were 2.15 times more likely to have been immunized than those who did not, and those who knew at least one of the tetanus symptoms were 1.86 times more likely to have been immunized than those who did not, respectively controlling other variables constant. Furthermore, women who had antenatal care were 30 times more likely to have been immunized than those who did not. Enhancing mothers knowledge on tetanus is important to increase the coverage of tetanus toxoid. Moreover, antenatal care would cause contact with sources of tetanus toxoid and hence increase the chance of having the immunization. At the same time, this decreases tetanus neonatorum. Considering the majority of pregnant women received information on tetanus from healthworkers, the use a variety of media would be advantageous.
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