Vaccines Attitudes, Concerns, and Information Sources Reported by Parents of Young Children among North Palestinian Parents
Joint Authors
Yasin, Ahmad
Alawneh, Issa
Saymeh, Abdulkareem
Alawneh, Maysa
Al-Tatari, Hossam
Source
Advances in Preventive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-10-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Parental acceptance of routine childhood immunization is critical to protecting children’s health, as high vaccination-coverage rates lead to decreased rates of vaccine-preventable diseases.
However, to communicate effectively with parents about vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases, it is necessary to assess their vaccine-related attitudes and concerns continually.
Recently the Palestine Ministry of Health has recorded epidemics of measles and mumps.
Poor compliance with vaccination has been attributed to multiple factors including physician inadequacy advocating for vaccination and public mistrust of vaccinations.
As a result, this study was conducted to describe the vaccine-related attitudes, concerns, and information sources of North Palestinian parents of young children.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted involving parents visiting emergency departments and primary health care centers from different North Palestinian hospitals and centers.
480 surveys were eligible and analyzed.
The surveys revealed that although parental confidence in vaccine safety is high, several vaccine-related concerns, such as pain from vaccine administration and the number of vaccines given at once, were common among parents of young children.
To maintain and improve the success of childhood vaccines in preventing disease, a holistic approach is needed to address parents’ concerns in an ongoing manner.
Listening and responding in ways and with resources that address specific questions and concerns could help parents make more informed vaccination decisions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alawneh, Issa& Saymeh, Abdulkareem& Yasin, Ahmad& Alawneh, Maysa& Al-Tatari, Hossam. 2020. Vaccines Attitudes, Concerns, and Information Sources Reported by Parents of Young Children among North Palestinian Parents. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130028
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alawneh, Issa…[et al.]. Vaccines Attitudes, Concerns, and Information Sources Reported by Parents of Young Children among North Palestinian Parents. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130028
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alawneh, Issa& Saymeh, Abdulkareem& Yasin, Ahmad& Alawneh, Maysa& Al-Tatari, Hossam. Vaccines Attitudes, Concerns, and Information Sources Reported by Parents of Young Children among North Palestinian Parents. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130028
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1130028