Parental attitudes and varicella vaccine in Kocaeli, Turkey☆

Gündoğdu, Zuhal; Gündoğdu, Özlem Yıldız

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.01.011

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“… 46 Similarly, families with better parental educational attainments and higher family income showed greater vaccination rates in Turkey and Taiwan. 34 , 47 Promoting parental knowledge on vaccination is a key factor in improving immunization rates, especially in families with lower educational backgrounds and from cities with low socioeconomic ranking, as observed in Israel. 48 …”

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Parental Attitudes and Factors Associated With Varicella Vaccination in Preschool and Schoolchildren in Hong Kong

Tam¹,

Chan

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Medicine

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This study investigates parental attitudes and factors associated with varicella vaccination among preschool and schoolchildren prior to introduction of the vaccine into Hong Kong's universal Childhood Immunization Program.Fourteen kindergartens and 5 primary schools in Hong Kong were randomly selected in 2013. Parents of the students were invited to answer the self-administered questionnaires. Acquired information included demographic characteristics and socioeconomic statuses of families, children's history of chickenpox infection and vaccination, and reasons for getting children vaccinated. Logistic regression was applied to examine the factors associated with vaccination.From the 3484 completed questionnaires, the calculated rates of varicella infection and vaccination were 20.7% and 69.0%, respectively. Barriers to vaccination included parental uncertainties about vaccine effectiveness, lack of recommendation from the government, and concerns on adverse effects. Overall, 71.8%, 69.0%, and 45.7% of the parents rated family doctors, specialists, and the government, respectively, as very important motivators of vaccination. Higher parental educational level and family income, better perceived knowledge of varicella and chance of infection, discussion with a family doctor, and positive health belief towards vaccination were associated with vaccination (all P < 0.05).The rate of vaccination in Hong Kong was higher than that of some other countries that also did not include the vaccine in their routine immunization programs. More positive parental attitudes, higher socioeconomic status, and discussion with a family doctor are associated with greater vaccination rates. The important roles that health professionals and the government play in promoting varicella vaccination were emphasized.

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“… 31 Cross-sectional surveys conducted in the United States and Turkey showed that positive parental health beliefs on the effect of varicella vaccine may affect parental decisions to vaccinate their children. 33 , 34 However, both studies did not correlate parental health beliefs and vaccination status.…”

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Parental Attitudes and Factors Associated With Varicella Vaccination in Preschool and Schoolchildren in Hong Kong

Tam¹,

Chan

et al. 2015

Medicine

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“…It has been reported that parental perception of the severity of the disease was one factor in determining the uptake rate of vaccination, together with information supplied by health professionals, in order to make an informed decision [7][8][9]. A study of parents' perceptions and attitudes specifically concerning varicella vaccine found that the mothers' job types, as well as sources of advice, are important factors in acceptance [10]. Several reported studies indicate the level of knowledge of the parents, parental income, access to the vaccines, accurate information on vaccines and the education level of mothers played an important role in the acceptance of the vaccines [11][12].…”

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Parental Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Vaccines

Gündoğdu¹

2020

Cureus

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Success of any vaccination program and uptake of children's vaccines largely depends upon the parents' perceptions and attitudes. This study provides a snapshot of parents' views towards vaccines included in the nationally-funded vaccination program, together with two unfunded vaccines in Kocaeli, Turkey. Methods Data were gathered from a convenience sample through a questionnaire that explored the socio-demographic factors of the parents and the vaccination status of their children. The survey content was based on Health Belief Model. Mann-Whitney test was used for comparisons as there is no prior information regarding data distribution and the dependent variable is represented on an ordinal scale. Out of 300 parents who brought their children into the pediatrics polyclinics, 262 parents responded positively and took part. The questionnaires were filled out by mothers alone 67.6 % (n=177), 28.6 % (n=75) by fathers and mothers (both present), 3.1% (n=8) by fathers alone and the remaining 0.8% (n=2) were filled by other relatives. Results While the majority of diseases prevented by the vaccines were perceived to be serious, pneumococcal infection and chickenpox were considered to be less serious and there was no strong opinion for the rotavirus vaccine. The main reasons that influenced parents' decisions towards unfunded vaccines were advice from a pediatrician and the cost. Lastly, demographic factors such as family income, mothers' education and job types of mothers were important in contrast to previously published studies. Conclusions The acceptance of a new vaccine depends on a complex interaction of factors, but parents' perceptions may vary considerably. The main factors influencing parental acceptance are the availability of information and the cost. Therefore, for a new vaccination program to succeed, it should be funded by the government and a specific public health education program should be undertaken.

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“…4,5 Malnutrisyon, hastalığın seyrini ve hastanın durumunu daha da olumsuz etkileyip hastanede yatış süresini artırabilmekte, bağışıklık sistemini daha da düşürerek yaşam kalitesini düşürebilmekte ve ölüm riskini artırabilmektedir. 6 Kanser hastalarında aşırı duygusal stres, duygusal desteğin azlığı, tedavi için kullanılan ilaçlar depresyona yatkınlığı artırabilmektedir. Bu durum hastalıkla başa çıkmalarındaki engellerden biri olup, duygusal olarak iyi olmalarını ve yaşam kalitelerinin düzeltilmelerini engellemektedir.…”

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The Detection of the Relationship Between Depression and Malnutrition in Cancer Patients

BEKİRCAN¹,

Ünlü²

2018

J Tradit Complem Med

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Kanser hastalığının kendisi ve uygulanan tedaviler, hastalarda malnütrisyona ve depresyona neden olabilmektedir. Bu araştırma, kanser hastalarının depresyon ve malnütrisyon yaşama riski ve ikisi arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön n-t te em ml le er r: : Tanımlayıcı olarak planlanan çalışma, Gaziantep Üniversitesi Şahinbey Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi Yetişkin Onkoloji Kliniği ve Polikliniğine, 4 Nisan-4 Eylül 2018 tarihleri arasında kanser tanısı ile başvuran ve araştırmaya dâhil olmayı gönüllü olarak kabul eden 82 hasta ile yüz yüze görüşülerek yapılmıştır. Depresyon durumu Beck Depresyon Ölçeği (BDÖ) ve beslenme durumları Nütrisyonel Risk Skoru (NRS-2002) ile değerlendirilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 17 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) programı kullanılmıştır. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Katılımcılar BDÖ'den ortalama 28,98±10,10 puan almışlardır. Katılımcılar puan aralıklarına göre %37,8 orta düzey depresyonda oldukları saptanmıştır. NRS-2002'den ortalama 2,22±0,72 puan almışlardır. Katılımcıların %43,9'unda nütrisyon durumunda orta düzey bozulma bulunduğu saptanmıştır. BDÖ'ye göre NRS-2002 skorları ile arasındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur. Farkın hangi depresyon düzeyinden olduğunu saptamak üzere yapılan ileri analizde; ağır depresyonda olan bireylerin NRS-2002 skorlarının, orta düzey duygu durum bozukluğu olan, klinik depresyonda olan ve orta derece depresyonda olan bireylerden yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, ciddi düzey depresyonda bireylerin de NRS-2002 skorlarının da orta düzey duygudurum bozukluğu bulunan, klinik depresyonda ve orta derece depresyonda olan bireylerden yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır. S So on nu uç ç: : Onkoloji hastalarında beslenme ile ilgili problemler ve depresyon süreci erken tanımlanmalı ve en kısa sürede çözümlenmelidir.

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Parental attitudes and varicella vaccine in Kocaeli, Turkey☆

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

Parental Attitudes and Factors Associated With Varicella Vaccination in Preschool and Schoolchildren in Hong Kong

Parental Attitudes and Factors Associated With Varicella Vaccination in Preschool and Schoolchildren in Hong Kong

Parental Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Vaccines

The Detection of the Relationship Between Depression and Malnutrition in Cancer Patients

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