Are parents' knowledge and practice regarding immunization related to pediatrics' immunization compliance? A mixed method study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Qutaiba B Al lela, Omer ^a   Bahari, Mohd B ^b   Al Qazaz, Harith K ^c   Salih, Muhannad R M ^d   Jamshed, Shazia Q ^e   Elkalmi, Ramadan M ^e  

^a University of Duhok (UOD)   (Iraq)

^b AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

^d Al Rasheed University College   (Iraq)

^e INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Children; Compliance; Immunization; Iraq; Knowledge; Parents; Practice

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84892702617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-20     Document Type: Article

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