Knowledge and attitude about childhood vaccinations, a comparison between urban and rural areas in Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Vaccines are important in preventing and reducing the occurrence of many various diseases, so population knowledge and attitude about childhood vaccination is critical to try to enhance their knowledge and correct their attitude toward vaccines. Objective: The purpose of this research is to assess the knowledge and attitude about childhood vaccination and compare that between urban and rural areas in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: The study was made in Riyadh, representing urban areas and Rumah, representing rural areas, during the month of July 2014. An observational crosssectional study was used. The data were collected by distributing questionnaire forms to the subjects. Results: The main results indicate that people living in Rumah do not know more than three diseases that are prevented by vaccines whereas people living in Riyadh know three or more diseases that are prevented by vaccines. The major age group was 18–30 years. Most of the subjects have at least one child to be vaccinated in both Riyadh and Rumah. Conclusion: Significant differences of knowledge and attitude about childhood vaccination were found between urban and rural areas. Similar studies should be carried out on a bigger scale.
Authors and Affiliations
Ahmed Abdulgader Alsalmi, Ahmad Awadh Alruwaili, Hussain Zailae Alzahrani, Khaled Nasser Alharbi, Fahad Zaidan Alanazi, Mansour Mordhi Arrfedi, Nasser Mohammad Aljarah, Salem Fahad Alshammari
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP448418
- DOI 10.5455/ijmsph.2018.1232419122017
- Views 89
- Downloads 0
Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of papillary carcinoma thyroid: A retrospective study from north-east India
Background: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, and 85% of thyroid cancers are papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) making it the most common malignant tumor among all thyroid cancers. Objectives:To anal...
Histopathological study of meningioma
Background: Meningioma, so named by Harvey Cushing in 1922, is a group of heterogeneous tumors that arise from meningothelial cells. Meningiomas are predominantly benign tumors usually attached to the dura mater that...
Prevalence of dental caries among school-going children in South India Prevalence of dental caries among school-going children in South India
Background: Dental caries is the most prevalent disease among children in the global scenario. The prevalence pattern of dental caries varies not only with age, sex, socioeconomic status, race, geographical locati...
A study on depression and functional impairment among university students in Mangalore, Karnataka
Background: Depression often starts at a younger age and due to its increasing prevalence and various risk factors in this age group and its impact on work, social, and family life. Objectives: The objectives of this stu...
Perception of health-care workers about hand hygiene and its resources at King Fahad Hospital of University
Background: Transmission of pathogens via health-care workers’ hands is one of the most frequent means of spreading multiresistant organisms and the occurrence of health-care–associated infections. Hand hygiene is th...