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Direct Cash Assistance (BLT) is a government program that aims to reduce poverty and improve people's welfare. This program provides direct financial assistance to poor families in an effort to meet their basic needs. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of BLT on public health and social behavior. The research method used in this study is a quantitative approach using survey data from respondents who have received BLT. The data collected included information about the health conditions of the respondents before and after receiving BLT, as well as changes in their social behavior. Statistical analysis was used to identify the relationship between BLT and health and social behavior. The results of this study indicate that the provision of BLT has a significant positive effect on public health. Respondents who received BLT reported increased access to health services, including access to medicines, medical care, and immunization. In addition, there have been improvements in health behaviors, such as better diets, better personal hygiene, and higher levels of physical activity. Apart from health, BLT also had a positive impact on people's social behavior. Respondents reported increases in participation in community activities, awareness of social issues, and involvement in social activities. This shows that acceptance of BLT not only affects individual health conditions, but also strengthens social bonds and community participation.

Child health issues are one of the government's priorities in creating a quality generation. One effort for this purpose, all children under five are immunized. The challenge of implementing the immunization program that causes the target of immunization coverage not to be achieved is the lack of knowledge. In an effort to increase knowledge, the role of health workers, especially midwives, is to provide information through health education using both the demonstration method and the discovery learning method. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the demonstration method and the discovery method on mother's knowledge about the completeness of basic immunization in infants at the UPTD Inpatient Health Center Warunggunung - Lebak Banten 2023. This study used a pre-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest design. One-group pre-post test design to obtain knowledge data before and after the intervention. The number of samples in this study were 66 mothers who had babies who met the inclusion criteria. The instrument used for data collection used a questionnaire and then the data were analyzed using a paired test and an independent sample T test. The results of the research produced in this study were that the mother's knowledge before the intervention was included as lacking and after being given the intervention with demonstration and discovery was sufficient. There is an influence of health education demonstration and discovery methods on mother's knowledge about completeness of basic immunization (p value 0.000). There is no difference in the effectiveness of the demonstration method and the discovery method on mother's knowledge about the completeness of basic immunization in infants with a p value of 0.068.

Immunization is an action that provides immunity to individuals so that when exposed to a disease they will only experience mild illness or no pain. Immunizations are carried out mainly in children. Immunizations carried out on children are basic immunization and advanced immunization. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, immunization cannot run properly. This study aims to find out about the achievements of basic and follow-up immunizations between before, during, and the transition period of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Cempaka Putih sub-district. Research Methods: This research is an observational descriptive study in the work area of the Cempaka Putih District Health Center. The research sample in this study was a history of basic and follow-up immunizations from children living in the working area of the Cempaka Putih District Health Center. The results showed that the achievement of basic immunization and children under two in 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic) reached the target, then in 2020 (pandemic COVID-19) the achievement of basic immunization and children under two did not meet the target. In 2021 (COVID-19 pandemic) the achievement of basic and under-five immunizations reached the target, then in 2022 (COVID-19 transition period) the achievement of basic and under-five immunizations was achieved.    

Background: Many factors influence the completeness of basic immunization, such as parents, geographical location, vaccines, and health workers who provide immunization services. Even though the immunization program has been implemented well, there are still some immunization coverage that have not been achieved. Parents are the most important factor in scoring a child's complete immunization. Parents' participation in a health program is influenced by various factors and one of them is knowledge and attitudes towards the health program itself. Giving vaccines to children is the right way to anticipate the possibility of children being infected with diseases that are threatening at any time. Immunization functions to build a child's immunity against infectious diseases and dangerous diseases that can cause bodily defects. even death. Immunization given to children is the most effective way to protect children from tuberculosis (TB), diphtheria, pertussis (cocoon cough), tetanus (toothbrush). poliomyletis, measles, rubella and hepatitis B (Mai-imbi, 2021). During this time, parents had hepatitis B, meningitis, pneumonia and polio. VPD is a disease that is hoped to be eradicated or suppressed by implementing an immunization program Objective: Knowing the relationship between maternal attitudes and family support with the completeness of follow-up immunizations for young children at the Medan Amplas Community Health Center, Medan Amplas District in 2022. Method chi square test p value < 0.05 means H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted, the statistical test results show a significant relationship. Results: There is a relationship between the mother's attitude of family support and the completeness of advanced immunization for children in 2022. Suggestions are provided for research and for research sites and for educational institutions regarding perennial wound care.

The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Indonesia in 2007 was 34 per 1000 live births, decreased in 2012 to 32 per 1000 live births. One of the causes of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is incomplete basic immunization. The role of parents, especially maternal knowledge, is one of the factors in achieving complete basic immunization coverage rates. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between the level of maternal knowledge about immunization and the completeness of immunization in babies aged 0-14 months in Talaka Village, Kab. Ma'rang, using analytical observation methods with a cross sectional approach. The population of this study were mothers who had babies aged 0-14 months and . The sample was selected using a simple purpose sampling technique with a sample size of 62 respondents, data collection using a questionnaire. Data analysis used univariate analysis and bivariate analysis using the chi squere test. The results of the analysis show that there is a relationship between the mother's level of knowledge about immunization and the completeness of immunization in babies aged 0-14 months In Talaka Village, Kab. Ma'rang with p value = 0.002.