Brief report: Parental attitudes and knowledge on routine childhood immunization: An experience from Central Sri Lanka

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作者：
Herath N.C. [1 ]
Kudagammana T. [2 ,3 ]
Sanathchandra T.T. [1 ]
Gamage H.K. [3 ]
Razik I.M. [3 ]
Liynapathirana V. [3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Radiography, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya
[2] Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya
[3] Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya
[4] Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya
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BMC Research Notes | / 11卷 / 1期
关键词：
Awareness; Hesitancy; Immunization; Sri Lanka; Vaccination;
D O I：
10.1186/s13104-018-3519-y
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摘要：
Objectives: A lack of correct awareness about immunization among parents put them at risk of falling prey to the anti-vaccine movement. This risk is present even in countries with a high vaccine uptake. This study was done with the objective of assessing the awareness of parents childhood vaccination. Results: In this study conducted among 141 parents accompanying children to a routine clinic we found that 53.2% of the participants had average or above average knowledge. Level of knowledge was associated with the level of education (OR: 2.7, 95% CI 1.4-5.4) and the sex of the parent (OR: 3.4, 95% CI 1.2-9.3). While our sample size is small, we recommend educational programmes for parents to strengthen their knowledge on vaccination to safeguard the continuity of a successful control of vaccine preventable diseases. © 2018 The Author(s).
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