Parents' knowledge and attitudes toward seasonal childhood influenza vaccination for children aged below 5 years in Hilla City/Iraq

Molecular study of human metapneumovirus among children under 5 years with acute respiratory tract infection in Basrah city, Iraq

“…Moreover, the rate of infection in our study for HPMV was higher in children whose mothers had 7-12 years level of education and there was no significant difference between viral infection and mothers' education. As the level of education increases, one expects that the person will adopt a positive attitude toward protecting and preventing their children from respiratory viral infection by taking for example seasonal influenza vaccine and this agreement with the study byHameed and Jubair (2021) in Iraq (Hila city), found there was no significant relationship between parents' attitude and educational level of parents. The study bySalem et al (2002) found that parents with low levels of education were linked to wheezing, but the findings were not statistically significant.…”