Factors underlying inadequate parents' awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul-Iraq
Background Since last 100 years, immunization rate is one of the best public health outcome and service indicators. However, the immunization system is still imperfect; there are many countries that still have unvaccinated children. Parental decisions regarding immunization are very important to im...
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| author | Al-lela, Omer QB Bahari, Mohd B Salih, Muhannad RM Al-abbassi, Mustafa G Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Jamshed, Shazia Qasim |
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Since last 100 years, immunization rate is one of the best public health outcome and service indicators. However, the immunization system is still imperfect; there are many countries that still have unvaccinated children. Parental decisions regarding immunization are very important to improve immunization rate. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between parental knowledge-practice (KP) regarding immunization with family and immunization providers’ factors.
Methods
This is a prospective cross-sectional study design. Immunization knowledge and practices among 528 Iraqi parents were evaluated through validated questionnaire. Familial data and immunization provider’s characteristics were collected from parents through interview.
Results
More than half of respondents/study population (66.1%) have adequate knowledge- practice scores. Significant associations were noted for knowledge-practice groups with father’s education level, mother’s education level, mother’s age at delivery, number of preschool children, parents gender, family income, provider types, and birth place (p < 0.05).
Conclusion
Immunization campaigns and awareness are required to improve parents’ knowledge and practice regarding immunization. The study results reinforce recommendations for use of educational programmes to improve the immunization knowledge and practice.
Keywords: Immunization; Iraq; Parents; Knowledge; Practice |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:356752017-09-07T06:26:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35675/ Factors underlying inadequate parents' awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul-Iraq Al-lela, Omer QB Bahari, Mohd B Salih, Muhannad RM Al-abbassi, Mustafa G Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Jamshed, Shazia Qasim RS Pharmacy and materia medica Background Since last 100 years, immunization rate is one of the best public health outcome and service indicators. However, the immunization system is still imperfect; there are many countries that still have unvaccinated children. Parental decisions regarding immunization are very important to improve immunization rate. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between parental knowledge-practice (KP) regarding immunization with family and immunization providers’ factors. Methods This is a prospective cross-sectional study design. Immunization knowledge and practices among 528 Iraqi parents were evaluated through validated questionnaire. Familial data and immunization provider’s characteristics were collected from parents through interview. Results More than half of respondents/study population (66.1%) have adequate knowledge- practice scores. Significant associations were noted for knowledge-practice groups with father’s education level, mother’s education level, mother’s age at delivery, number of preschool children, parents gender, family income, provider types, and birth place (p < 0.05). Conclusion Immunization campaigns and awareness are required to improve parents’ knowledge and practice regarding immunization. The study results reinforce recommendations for use of educational programmes to improve the immunization knowledge and practice. Keywords: Immunization; Iraq; Parents; Knowledge; Practice BioMed Central Ltd 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35675/1/1471-2431-14-29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35675/4/35675_Factors%20underlying%20inadequate%20parents%27_scopus.pdf Al-lela, Omer QB and Bahari, Mohd B and Salih, Muhannad RM and Al-abbassi, Mustafa G and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim (2014) Factors underlying inadequate parents' awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul-Iraq. BMC Pediatrics, 14 (29). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1471-2431 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/14/29 |
| spellingShingle | RS Pharmacy and materia medica Al-lela, Omer QB Bahari, Mohd B Salih, Muhannad RM Al-abbassi, Mustafa G Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Factors underlying inadequate parents' awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul-Iraq |
| title | Factors underlying inadequate parents' awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul-Iraq |
| title_full | Factors underlying inadequate parents' awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul-Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Factors underlying inadequate parents' awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul-Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors underlying inadequate parents' awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul-Iraq |
| title_short | Factors underlying inadequate parents' awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul-Iraq |
| title_sort | factors underlying inadequate parents awareness regarding pediatrics immunization findings of cross sectional study in mosul iraq |
| topic | RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/35675/1/1471-2431-14-29.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/35675/4/35675_Factors%20underlying%20inadequate%20parents%27_scopus.pdf |
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