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08 / 10 / 2019

 


Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Ewad Alkarim Altreyfy, Mohammed Saad Almalki, Ahmed Ibrahim Obaid, Meshari Mushabbab Al-Ahmari, Abdulah Mohammed Alshahrani.


Abstract
Introduction: Vaccination has an important preventive role for many types of infections especially in the early years of life. However, some misconceptions about vaccination lead to the abstinence of some parents from vaccinating their children. This misconception is primarily due to the lack of knowledge and awareness towards childhood vaccination. The goal of the present study is to evaluate the level of knowledge and the behavior of parents towards the vaccination of their children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: A self-administered structured questionnaire was sent to the public through online Google forms including questions on the knowledge about vaccination of children and the attitude of parents towards their children regarding their vaccination. All data were recorded in a pre-designed and validated excel sheet. Data were represented in terms of frequencies and valid percentages for categorical variables.
Results: A total of 377 participants took part in this survey. Almost one-half of the participants (50.4%) were males while 49.6% were females. There was a statistically significant difference (p<0.001) between males and females in all aspects of knowledge and attitude towards vaccination. The increased level of knowledge among females was linked to a significantly better (p<0.001) attitude towards vaccinating their children.
Conclusion: Awareness campaigns are very important for the public to improve their behavior towards children vaccination. Further studies are needed to explore the figures in other areas in Saudi Arabia.

Key words: Vaccination, MMR vaccine, parents, children, Taif city.


 
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Altreyfy MEA, Almalki MS, Obaid AI, Al-Ahmari MM, Alshahrani AM. Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2019; 3(11): 913-919. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1564055564


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Altreyfy MEA, Almalki MS, Obaid AI, Al-Ahmari MM, Alshahrani AM. Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=58499 [Access: March 26, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1564055564


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Altreyfy MEA, Almalki MS, Obaid AI, Al-Ahmari MM, Alshahrani AM. Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2019; 3(11): 913-919. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1564055564



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Altreyfy MEA, Almalki MS, Obaid AI, Al-Ahmari MM, Alshahrani AM. Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2019), [cited March 26, 2024]; 3(11): 913-919. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1564055564



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Altreyfy, M. E. A., Almalki, . M. S., Obaid, . A. I., Al-Ahmari, . M. M. & Alshahrani, . A. M. (2019) Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 3 (11), 913-919. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1564055564



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Altreyfy, Mohammed Ewad Alkarim, Mohammed Saad Almalki, Ahmed Ibrahim Obaid, Meshari Mushabbab Al-Ahmari, and Abdulah Mohammed Alshahrani. 2019. Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 3 (11), 913-919. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1564055564



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Altreyfy, Mohammed Ewad Alkarim, Mohammed Saad Almalki, Ahmed Ibrahim Obaid, Meshari Mushabbab Al-Ahmari, and Abdulah Mohammed Alshahrani. "Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 3 (2019), 913-919. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1564055564



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Altreyfy, Mohammed Ewad Alkarim, Mohammed Saad Almalki, Ahmed Ibrahim Obaid, Meshari Mushabbab Al-Ahmari, and Abdulah Mohammed Alshahrani. "Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 3.11 (2019), 913-919. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1564055564



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Altreyfy, M. E. A., Almalki, . M. S., Obaid, . A. I., Al-Ahmari, . M. M. & Alshahrani, . A. M. (2019) Assessment of knowledge and attitude of the practice of parents toward vaccination of children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 3 (11), 913-919. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1564055564





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