Childhood vaccination hesitancy in Saudi Arabia: A time for action
| Autor: | Norah A. Alsumih, Faris Hiji, Sara AlJohani, Ahmed Alamir, Maha Almuneef, Moza Alhammadi, Faisal Alamer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Vaccination schedule Cross sectional study education Saudi Arabia Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Humans Medicine Child Health care workers business.industry Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Vaccination hesitancy General Medicine medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Immunization Influenza Vaccines Family medicine Autism Observational study Measles vaccine Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business Vaccine |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 94-99 (2022) |
| ISSN: | 1876-0341 |
| Popis: | Objectives: This study aims to assess the health care provider (HCP) perception and knowledge about vaccination and to determine the presence of hesitancy toward it. Methods: An observational study on HCPs was conducted in King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital (KASCH), Saudi Arabia using a questionnaire. The HCPs were categorized as physicians, nurses, and allied health care specialists with total participants of 344. Results: 24% expressed disagreement with the vaccination schedule required by the Saudi Ministry of Health and 17% expressed reluctance in recommending or receiving vaccines in general. There was an apparent reluctance toward the influenza vaccination among allied health care specialists compared to nurses and physicians (42.5% vs 6% vs 11.8% respectively, p = |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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