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Determinants of parents' decisions on childhood immunisations at Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana.
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- Resources for assessing parents' vaccine hesitancy: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2020Pooled it
- Does exposure to health information through mobile phones increase immunisation knowledge, completeness and timeliness in rural India?BMJ global health · 2021Trial
- Coverage disparities and delayed immunization: Assessing 12-month vaccination completion in Canadian children using data from a digital immunization platform.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Determinants of Timely Presentation for Birth Dose Vaccination at an Immunization Centre in North-central Nigeria.Annals of global health · 2019Article
- Acceptability of Reminders for Immunization Appointments via Mobile Devices by Mothers in Ilorin, Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study.Oman medical journal · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe factors that influence parents' decisions on childhood immunisations at Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. STUDY
designQuantitative cross-sectional survey.
methodsA sample of 303 parents was obtained from a monthly accessible population of 1420 individuals from the five district hospitals through convenience sampling of respondents at immunisation sessions in Kumasi. Data obtained from the survey were analysed with SPSS version 21 software.
resultsMost parents were aware of child immunisations, but they had limited knowledge on vaccines and immunisation schedules. Antenatal nurses constituted the most accessible source of vaccine information. The study established a high percentage of complete immunisation, influenced by parents' fear of their children contracting vaccine-preventable diseases. Remarkably, some parents indicated that they immunised their children because they wanted to know the weight of their children. Forgetfulness and lack of personnel or vaccine at the centres were the reasons given by the few parents who could not complete immunisation schedules for their children, whereas the socio-demographic variables considered did not influence parents' decision on immunisation.
conclusionKnowledge on immunisation could not influence immunisation decisions but parents' fear of vaccine-preventable diseases, awareness on the benefits of immunisations and sources of vaccine information were the main factors that influenced immunisation decision at Kumasi in Ghana.
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