The Barriers of Child Immunization Completion among Parents in the Community Health Centre, Johor Bahru

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dc.contributor.authorHussin, Hamidah Bten_US
dc.contributor.authorMarzo, Roy Rilleraen_US
dc.contributor.authorMamat, Nurazura Bintien_US
dc.contributor.authorSafee, Nor Faradilla Bintien_US
dc.contributor.authorOmar, Norzita Bintien_US
dc.contributor.authorYin, Tan Sinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:30:22Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2020-04
dc.description.abstractIntroduction:Immunization is one of the most cost-effective strategies forreducing child mortality. There is a vital need to assess parents’ barriers involvingchild immunization completion to improve and increase vaccination coverage and completeness. Objective:To determine the barriers of child immunization completion among parents in the Community Health Centre of Johor Bahru. Methodology:The Maternal and Child Health Clinic, Jalan Abdul Samadproviding primary immunization wasselected via non-random and convenience sampling. Children between1 month to 2 years old who were immunized were identified. Data were obtained from parents who brought intheir children for primary vaccination at the Maternaland Child Health Clinic, Jalan Abdul Samad Results:The response rate for this study was 100% (n=306). All the eligible parents who were approached by the researchers agreed to participate in this research. Out of all respondents, 3 (1.0%)completely refused the immunization of their child, 23 (7.5%) defaulted with the immunization, and 280 (91.5%) completed the immunization. In terms of perception towards immunization, 60 or 19.6% of the total respondents stated that their preference for alternative treatments is their main reason if theydecide not to have their children vaccinated.After adjusting for socio-demographic differences, the researchers discovered that parents who have significantlylower coverage for all 10 childhood vaccines themselves were less likely to agree that vaccines are necessary to protect the health of children, to believe that their child might get a disease if they aren't vaccinated, or to believe that vaccines are safe.Conclusion:This first systematic evaluation of immunization refusal in Malaysia showed that a small number of parents refused immunizationen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFaculty of Nursing, Asia Metropolitan University, Selangor, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFaculty of Medicine, Asia Metropolitan University, Selangor, Malaysia.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartmentof Health, Johor, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartmentof Health, Johor, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Health Clinic, Johor Bahru, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Health Clinic, Johor Bahru, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationHussin Hamidah Bt, Marzo Roy Rillera, Mamat Nurazura Binti, Safee Nor Faradilla Binti, Omar Norzita Binti, Yin Tan Sin. The Barriers of Child Immunization Completion among Parents in the Community Health Centre, Johor Bahru. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. 2020 Apr; 32(4): 48-58en_US
dc.identifier.issn2456-9119
dc.identifier.issn2231-2919
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/215923
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSCIENCEDOMAIN internationalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume32en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/JPRI/2020/v32i430425en_US
dc.subjectImmunization;vaccination;infectious disease;refusing;defaulting;compliance;perception;complication;barriersen_US
dc.titleThe Barriers of Child Immunization Completion among Parents in the Community Health Centre, Johor Bahruen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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