Vaccination Status of Children Hospitalized for Measles: Parental Vaccination Refusal and Related Factors


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ZENGİN M., YAYAN E. H., DÜKEN M. E.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, vol.9, no.1, pp.76-83, 2022 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2021.58234
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.76-83
  • Keywords: Child, measles, parent, vaccine hesitancy, vaccination refusal, PUBLIC-HEALTH, HESITANCY
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: This study investigated the vaccination status of those children who received inpatient treatment due to measles and explored the beliefs and practices of their parents related to the refusal of childhood vaccines.