Open AccessKnowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Parents About Immunization of Infants and Its Associated Factors in Wadla Woreda, North East Ethiopia, 2019
Author(s) -
Fisha Alebel GebreEyesus,
Tadesse Tsehay Tarekegn,
Baye Tsegaye Amlak,
Bisrat Zeleke Shiferaw,
Mamo Solomon Emeria,
Omega Tolessa Geleta,
Agerie Aynalem Mewahegn,
Dejen Getaneh Feleke,
Ermias Sisay Chanie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s295378
Subject(s) - logistic regression , medicine , immunization , stratified sampling , family medicine , interview , cross sectional study , environmental health , demography , systematic sampling , developing country , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , antigen , sociology , political science , economics , law , economic growth
Improving infant immunization coverage and timeliness is a key health policy objective in many developing countries such as Ethiopia. Despite this, full immunization coverage in Ethiopia becomes low with the concurrent significant burden of vaccine-preventable diseases among infants. A previously published study acknowledged that parental knowledge, attitude, and practice towards infant immunization are vital issues to improve coverage and influence uptake.