Parents ' Attitudes Toward Childhood Vaccinations: A descriptive study
Abstract
Aim: In this study aims to Examine parents ' knowledge levels regarding childhood vaccines, their attitudes towards immunization services, and their hesitancy towards vaccination ; and to determine the vaccination rates of children . Material and Method: Correlation analysis was used to Examine the relationship between the mean scores obtained from the scales. The study included 250 participants were 73.2% female and 26.8% were male. Participants ' ages ranged from 18 to 65. 68.8% of participating parents received information about vaccination from nurses and other healthcare personnel, 22.8% from doctors, and 8.4% from newspapers and magazines. Higher scores on the scales indicate greater vaccine hesitancy. Higher scale scores indicate higher vaccine hesitancy. Results: As a result, the vaccine level instability in newspaper and television vaccine-related information is higher than that of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel. Conclusion: The level of behavior hesitant about vaccination varies Accordingly to gender, marital status, family type, education status, co-education status, location of vaccination, income status.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Infant and Child Health
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Muhammed Kazaylek
0009-0005-3608-8248
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 27, 2026
Submission Date
October 30, 2025
Acceptance Date
December 23, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 16 Number: 2