Parents’Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Childhood Vaccination, Medina, Saudi Arabia 2017

Assessment of Mothers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Childhood Vaccination during the First Five Years of Life in Saudi Arabia

“…In alignment with another study [ 21 ] that was conducted in Saudi Arabia in 2017 and which revealed that most of the participants (58.1%) received their information regarding child vaccination from medical staff, followed by social media (17.4%), and books (14%), the current study revealed that 60.1% of the mothers received information regarding vaccinations from primary health care centers. The same study found that only 40% of participants agreed that routine immunization protects children against infectious diseases and their complications.…”

“…Another Saudi Arabian study [21] revealed that 86.4% of the participants thought that vaccinations are beneficial, while in the current study, 95.0% of the mothers thought that vaccinations are beneficial. The study also revealed that 83.3% of participants felt safe when they had their children vaccinated.…”

“…In a previous Saudi study [ 21 ], which revealed that 73.6% of the participants followed the compulsory vaccination programs listed in the vaccination schedule and that 59% of the participants used pain relievers to relieve swelling and pain after vaccinating her child, considering the date of this study (i.e., 2017), we noticed an improvement in the practice of child vaccination. The current study revealed that participating mothers had good practice towards vaccinations (93.5%) by following the compulsory vaccination programs listed in the vaccination schedule and that 88.3% of the participants used pain relievers to relieve swelling and pain after vaccinating their children.…”

“…For example, Alshammari et al [ 20 ], who conducted a study in Saudi Arabia in 2018, concluded that most Saudi parents had good KAP towards immunization that was not associated with gender and educational degrees. In addition, Alfahl et al [ 21 ], who conducted a study in Saudi Arabia, concluded that the majority of parents had good practice towards vaccination, with 92.8% reporting vaccination of their children according to the vaccination schedule. Moreover, a report by the WHO and UNICEF, published on 6 July 2020 on Saudi national immunization coverage, revealed that coverage of bcg was 98%, 96% for dpt1, 96% for dpt3, 97% for pol3, 96% foripv1, 95% formcv1, 96% for mcv2, 95% for rcv1, 96% for hepbb, 97% for hepb3, 96% for hib3, 95% for rotac, and 96% for pcv3 [ 22 ].…”

Assessment of knowledge and attitude among postnatal mothers towards childhood vaccination in Malaysia

“…Communitybased educational interventions are strongly needed, to improve parent's knowledge and attitude toward the government-sponsored vaccination program. 23,24 The concern of childhood vaccination is often testified as one of the hallmark attainment in public and child health promotion, despite this realization, the idea has been challenged particularly due to lack of awareness among mothers. This paper provides insight about mothers knowledge and attitude toward children's vaccination as the findings obtained may serve as the basis for effective intervention.…”