My Village My Home: Community Empowerment to Increase Immunization Coverage Hargono Arief1,*, Artanti Kurnia Dwi1, Syahrul Fariani1, Megatsari Hario2, Wulandari Ratna Dwi3, Nurwitasari Anasyia4, Pramesti Kiki Ayu5 1Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga 2Department of Health Promotion and Behavior Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga 3Department of Health Administration and Policy, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga 4Master Students, Field Epidemiology Training Program, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga 5Surveillance and Immunization Staff, Surabaya City Health Office *Corresponding Author: Arief Hargono Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga Email: arief.hargono@fkm.unair.ac.id
Online published on 27 November, 2019. Abstract Objectives Analysis of knowledge and attitudes about utilizing My Village My Home (MVMH) to cadres and the community and the impact of its application on immunization coverage in the selected area in the city of Surabaya. Method Socialization and training for the implementation of MVMH in Surabaya City. Data description of cadres and community knowledge and attitudes are collected through interviews, document studies, and observations. Analysis of the impact of differences in Complete Basic Immunization (CBI) coverage before and after the implementation of MVMH using the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test Results Most cadres and communities have good knowledge and attitudes towards the use and application of MVMH. The average CBI coverage before the implementation of MVMH in 2017 amounted to 78.81 then increased to 95.77 after the application of MVMH in 2018. The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test results showed that there were significant differences in CBI numbers between before and after MVMH implementation in the region research (P-value = 0.019). Conclusion MVMH is one method of community-based intervention through community involvement and empowerment. This method has strategic potential in an effort to increase immunization coverage. Top Keywords My Village My Home, Immunization House, Community Empowerment, Immunization, Surabaya, Indonesia. Top |