Opinions of parents with children between 0 and 2 ages about vaccinations

Purpose: This study was carried out to evaluate the parent's thoughts about vaccines who have children at the age of 0-2 years. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out between the dates 1st January-31st March 2018, in a neonatal intensive care unit of a t and Research Hospital Pediatrician Service, with volunteering parents (N=100) of 0-2 aged children who were being treated for various reasons. Results: In this study, there are mothers and 61% of them are high school graduates, 56% are housewives and 95% are without social security. Out of parents; 98% of them said that vaccines are required, 65% of them said that vaccine protects from the disease, 80% of them said that they had learned about vaccines in Family Health Center, 16% of them due to some vaccines contain mercury did not want to get vaccinated and 54% of them said that they had not joined the eradication program. Conclusion: Mothers were not informed enough about the contents of the vaccines and that they were informed by the primary health care personnel of the vaccines.