ANALYSIS OF MOTHER BEHAVIOR IN GIVING BASIC IMMUNIZATION AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF PREVENTION OF DEATH IN INFANTS

Basic immunization is a means of preventing serious infections that result in death in infants. A successful immunization program can provide high immunization coverage. Basic immunization is related to maternal behavior. This study aims to analyze the behavior of mothers in providing basic immunization to infants during the Covid-19 pandemic. The design used in this research is descriptive analytic. The study population was all mothers who had babies. The sampling technique was total sampling, which means that the entire population was used as the research sample and met the inclusion criteria, namely 99 mothers. The results showed that the mothers behavior in giving basic immunization to infants in good category was 27.3%, 27.3% enough and 45.5% less. So it can be concluded that there are still mothers who have not given complete basic immunization to babies. Therefore it is important for health workers to provide counseling for married couples about basic immunization for babies. It is hoped that the support of the couple can take the right action to maintain the health of the baby.