Parental Awareness and Attitude about Childhood Immunization in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design, Settings, and Subjects
2.2. Data Collection
3. Statistical Analysis
4. Ethical Consideration
5. Results
6. Parental Knowledge on Childhood Immunization
7. Parents’ Attitude towards Childhood Immunization
8. Discussion
9. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Characteristics | n (%) |
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Age (years) | |
18–29 | 167 (13.9) |
30–39 | 481 (41.1) |
40–49 | 310 (25.8) |
≥50 | 242 (20.2) |
Gender | |
Male | 615 (51.2) |
Female | 585 (48.8) |
Educational Level | |
Primary | 29 (2.4) |
Secondary | 189 (15.8) |
University | 982 (81.8) |
Number of Children | |
1 | 283 (23.6) |
2–3 | 499 (41.6) |
>3 | 418 (34.8) |
Knowledge Items | Yes | No | Don’t Know |
---|---|---|---|
Routine vaccination protects children from infectious diseases and their complications | 1116 (93.0%) | 47 (3.9%) | 37 (3.1%) |
First dose of vaccination is given at birth | 1041 (86.8%) | 73 (6.1%) | 86 (7.2%) |
Most diseases against which children are vaccinated occur during the first years of life | 876 (73.0%) | 177 (14.8%) | 147 (12.3%) |
Multi-doses of the same vaccine given at intervals are important for child immunity | 838 (69.8%) | 151 (12.6%) | 211 (17.6%) |
More than one vaccine at the same time has no negative impacts on child immunity | 571 (47.6%) | 296 (24.7%) | 333 (27.8%) |
Is it important to vaccinate children during immunization campaigns | 923 (76.9%) | 200 (16.7%) | 77 (6.4%) |
It is recommended to vaccinate children against seasonal influenza | 674 (56.2%) | 316 (26.3%) | 210 (17.5%) |
Immunization can cause autism | 119 (9.9%) | 715 (59.6%) | 365 (30.4%) |
Common colds, ear infection, and diarrhea are not contraindications for vaccination | 388 (32.3%) | 558 (46.5%) | 254 (21.2%) |
Attitudes Items | Strongly Agree + Agree n (n%) | Not Sure n (n%) | Strongly Disagree + Disagree n (n%) |
---|---|---|---|
Child immunization is important | 1123 (93.7) | 51 (4.3) | 24 (2) |
Immunization is more beneficial than harmful | 1075 (89.7) | 84 (7.0) | 39 (3.3) |
Vaccines for child immunization are safe | 1002 (83.6) | 159 (13.3) | 37 (3.1) |
Child immunization is prohibited in religion | 96 (8.0) | 140 (11.7) | 962 (80.3) |
Immunizations are associated with side effects | 492 (41.1) | 417 (34.8) | 289 (24.1) |
Child can become infected after immunization with the disease/s against which he/she was vaccinated | 413 (24.5) | 432 (36.1) | 353 (29.5) |
Compliance to immunization schedule is important | 1110 (92.7) | 54 (4.5) | 34 (2.8) |
Immunization keeps your child healthy | 1090 (91.0) | 75 (6.3) | 34 (2.8) |
Characteristics | Knowledge on Vaccination | Attitudes on Vaccination | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good 883 (73.3) | Poor 315 (26.3) | p-Value | Negative 676 (56.4) | Positive 522 (43.6) | p-Value | |
Age (years) | ||||||
18–29 30–39 40–49 ≥50 | 136 (15.4) 372 (42.2) 213 (24.1) 161 (18.3) | 30 (9.6) 106 (33.8) 97 (30.9) 81 (25.8) | <0.001 | 91 (13.5) 279 (41.3) 164 (24.3) 142 (21.0) | 75 (14.4) 199 (38.3) 146 (28.1) 100 (19.2) | 0.397 |
Gender | ||||||
Male Female | 428 (48.5) 455 (51.5) | 155 (49.2) 160 (50.5) | 0.823 | 356 (52.7) 320 (47.3) | 227 (43.5) 295 (56.5) | 0.002 |
Educational Level | ||||||
Primary Secondary University | 18 (2.0) 150 (17.0) 715 (81.0) | 11 (3.5) 39 (12.4) 265 (84.1) | 0.066 | 546 (80.8) 114 (16.9) 16 (2.4) | 434 (83.1) 75 (14.4) 13 (2.5) | 0.500 |
Number of Children | ||||||
1 2–3 >3 | 226 (25.6) 373 (42.2) 285(32.2) | 57 (18.10) 126 (40.0) 133 (41.9) | 0.002 | 157 (23.3) 279 (41.3) 239 (35.4) | 126 (24.1) 219 (42.0) 177 (33.9) | 0.855 |
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Alshammari, S.Z.; AlFayyad, I.; Altannir, Y.; Al-Tannir, M. Parental Awareness and Attitude about Childhood Immunization in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8455. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168455
Alshammari SZ, AlFayyad I, Altannir Y, Al-Tannir M. Parental Awareness and Attitude about Childhood Immunization in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(16):8455. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168455
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlshammari, Shuaa Z., Isamme AlFayyad, Youssef Altannir, and Mohamad Al-Tannir. 2021. "Parental Awareness and Attitude about Childhood Immunization in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 16: 8455. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168455