Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents

Vaccination is a preventive solution for children to protect them from infectious diseases. Although it is good immunization for children, some parents are reluctant about immunizing their children. The study attempts to identify the socio-cultural determinants of parental refusal for vaccination wh...

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Main Authors:	Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura, Samsudin, Suhaiza, Rehman, Adeela, Sedu, Nerawi
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita & Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development 2019
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RJ Pediatrics RT Nursing
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/73243/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73243/1/73243_REFUSAL%20TOWARDS%20VACCINATION_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-732432020-01-04T20:06:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/73243/ Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Samsudin, Suhaiza Rehman, Adeela Sedu, Nerawi R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RJ Pediatrics RT Nursing Vaccination is a preventive solution for children to protect them from infectious diseases. Although it is good immunization for children, some parents are reluctant about immunizing their children. The study attempts to identify the socio-cultural determinants of parental refusal for vaccination which may have influenced the uptake of vaccination. This study employed a survey method. A sample of 80 parents including both mothers and fathers who have children between the ages of one to 12 years old were recruited. The participants were selected via the random sampling technique. The questionnaire was distributed through email and on social media. Data were analysed using SPSS. The results indicate that 58% of parents refused to vaccinate their children. Although parents are aware of the importance of vaccines, they refused to adopt them due to the perception that vaccination is unhygienic in nature and is considered unhealthy for their children. They also believed that other preventive methods are better than vaccination. The findings also illustrate significant positive correlation between parents’ educational level and their attitude towards vaccine refusal. Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita & Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development 2019-07 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73243/1/73243_REFUSAL%20TOWARDS%20VACCINATION_complete.pdf Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura and Samsudin, Suhaiza and Rehman, Adeela and Sedu, Nerawi (2019) Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents. In: 8th Putrajaya International Conference on Children, Women, Elderly and People with Disabilities (PICCWED 8), Bangi Resort Hotel, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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topic	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RJ Pediatrics RT Nursing
spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RJ Pediatrics RT Nursing Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Samsudin, Suhaiza Rehman, Adeela Sedu, Nerawi Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents
description	Vaccination is a preventive solution for children to protect them from infectious diseases. Although it is good immunization for children, some parents are reluctant about immunizing their children. The study attempts to identify the socio-cultural determinants of parental refusal for vaccination which may have influenced the uptake of vaccination. This study employed a survey method. A sample of 80 parents including both mothers and fathers who have children between the ages of one to 12 years old were recruited. The participants were selected via the random sampling technique. The questionnaire was distributed through email and on social media. Data were analysed using SPSS. The results indicate that 58% of parents refused to vaccinate their children. Although parents are aware of the importance of vaccines, they refused to adopt them due to the perception that vaccination is unhygienic in nature and is considered unhealthy for their children. They also believed that other preventive methods are better than vaccination. The findings also illustrate significant positive correlation between parents’ educational level and their attitude towards vaccine refusal.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Samsudin, Suhaiza Rehman, Adeela Sedu, Nerawi
author_facet	Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Samsudin, Suhaiza Rehman, Adeela Sedu, Nerawi
author_sort	Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
title	Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents
title_short	Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents
title_full	Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents
title_fullStr	Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents
title_full_unstemmed	Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents
title_sort	refusal towards vaccination: a survey among malay parents
publisher	Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita & Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/73243/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73243/1/73243_REFUSAL%20TOWARDS%20VACCINATION_complete.pdf
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Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents

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