Factors that influence the provision of basic immunizations to babies: A literature review

Immunization is a simple, safe and effective way to protect a person from dangerous diseases, before coming into contact with disease-causing agents (WHO, 2019). Providing basic immunizations to babies is very important to prevent diseases that can be prevented by immunization. Many factors influence parents' decisions to provide basic immunizations to babies. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the provision of basic immunizations to babies. The research method used is a literature review, namely searching for research articles from Google Scholar and Research Gate using several keywords, namely basic immunization, influencing factors, maternal factors, infant mortality and diseases that can be prevented by immunization (VPD). From this research, the results showed that immunization for babies was influenced by several dominant factors, namely knowledge (10 articles), attitudes (5 articles), family support (7 articles), support from health workers (4 articles), and access to immunization providers. (2 articles).