International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE) Vol. 1, No. 2, May 2022, pp. 110-116 Journal Homepage: https://ejournal.ipinternasional.com/index.php/ijphe ISSN: 2809-9826, DOI: https://doi.org/10.55299/ijphe.v1i2.65 Int Jou of PHE  110 The Relationship of Mom's Knowledge about the Importance of Measles Rubella (MR) Immunization with Compliance with Immunization Yulinda Aswan 1 , Farida Utaminingtyas 2 , Helmy Apreliasari 3 , Yusnina Maysaroh 4 , Teti Kurniasih 5 , 1,2,3,4,5 Aufa Royhan University, Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received April 13, 2022 Revised May 10, 2022 Accepted May 23, 2022 Measles and Rubella are kinds of infectious diseases through the airway that cased by virus of measles and Rubella (MR) and the immunization of measles and rubella (MR) will be one immunization to avoid the disease . This research is taken to know the correlation of mothers knowledge about Measles and Rubella Immunization in Hospitalized local government clinic of Gunungtua, North Padang Lawas Regency in the year 2021. Type of this research is quantitative research with descriptive correlation design and it is taken by cross sectional study approaches. This research is taken place at the local Government clinic unit Hospitalized Gunungtua, North Padang Lawas Regency. The population and sample of this research are coming from the mothers who have child on 9 months age until <15 old years, that are about 122 people. The results of this research show that got about p-value 0.000 <0.05, Its means that there is a significant correlation between knowledge with subservience in having Immunization of Measles Rubella (MR) int the Local Government Clinic Unit Hospitalized Gunungtua, North Padang Lawas Regency. The suggestions is the Healthy servant should give information as well as education for the society about the immunization of Measles Rubella (MR). Keywords: Knowledge, Compliance, Immunization, Measles Rubella (MR) Corresponding Author: Yulinda Aswan Midwifery Study Program Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Health, Aufa Royhan University, Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia. Email: yulindaa0@gmail.com This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. 1. INTRODUCTION Measles and Rubella are infectious diseases transmitted through the respiratory tract caused by the Measles and Rubella virus [10] Measles, also known as Morbili or Measles , is a highly contagious or infectious disease caused by the myxovire viridae virus measles and is transmitted through the air (spit splashes). ) from sneezing or coughing sufferers [20] Rubella is a mild disease in children, but can have a negative impact if it occurs in first trimester pregnant women, namely miscarriage or disability in the baby is often called Congenital Rabella Syndrome (CRS) such as abnormalities heart and youth, deafness and developmental delay [12] Based on data from UNICEF [27] from 161 countries that reported cases of measles and rubella, 168,532 cases of measles and 124,581 cases of rubella were recorded. In Southeast Asia, UNICEF recorded 29,542 cases of measles and 18,418 cases of rubella. Based on data from the 2017 Indonesian Health Profile, the incidence of measles is higher when compared to 2016 which was 15,104 cases. There were 383 positive measles and 732 positive rubella, while in 2016 there were 12,730 suspected cases of measles rubella, and recorded 2,949 positive measles and 1,341 positive rubella. Based on age group, the largest proportion is in the 5-9 year old (29%) and 1-4 year old (25%) group [14] Based on data from the North Sumatra Provincial Health Office, the Measles Rubella (MR) immunization target was 4,291,857 children, as of October 4, 2018, it was reported that immunization coverage reached 1,837,773 children (42.80%) for manual reports sent from districts/cities to North Sumatra Provincial Health Office, while the recapitulation of reports from rapidpro (reports via SMS by the service unit to rapidpro at the Indonesian Ministry of Health) has reached 2,113,034 children (49.23%). Based on the daily target that has been set by the Indonesian Ministry of Health as of 5 October 2018 of 71.2%, from 33 districts/cities in North Sumatra, only 10 districts/cities have reached the target [14]