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ArticlePloS one2023

Are pediatricians responsible for maintaining high MMR vaccination coverage? Nationwide survey on parental knowledge and attitudes towards MMR vaccine in Serbia.

Goranka S Loncarevic, Aleksa Lj Jovanovic, Milena S Kanazir, Darija B Kisic Tepavcevic, Gorica D Maric, Tatjana D Pekmezovic

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Goranka S LoncarevicInstitute of Public Health of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Aleksa Lj JovanovicInstitute of Epidemiology, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.
Milena S KanazirInstitute of Public Health of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Darija B Kisic TepavcevicInstitute of Epidemiology, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.
Gorica D MaricInstitute of Epidemiology, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-2739-142X
Tatjana D PekmezovicInstitute of Epidemiology, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-7978-1409
University of Belgrade · RSInstitute of Public Health of Serbia · RS

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Abstract

aimTo assess parental knowledge and attitudes related to MMR vaccination and to determine factors associated with parental decision whether to vaccinate their child with MMR vaccine in Serbian population.

methodsThe selection of participants was performed using multi-phase sampling. Seventeen out of the total 160 public health centers on the territory of Republic of Serbia were randomly selected. All parents of children up to the age of 7 who visited the pediatrician at the public health centers from June to August 2017 were recruited. Parents filled in an anonymous questionnaire regarding their knowledge, attitudes and practices in immunization with MMR vaccine. The relative contribution of different factors was explored by univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis.

resultsThe majority of parents were female (75.2%), with mean age of 34.3 ± 5.7 years, and the average age of children was 4.7 ± 2.4 years, 53.7% of them were girls. In the multivariable model, getting information on vaccination from a pediatrician was associated with 7.5 fold increased probability to vaccinate child with MMR vaccine (OR = 7.52; 95% CI 2.73-20.74; p<0.001), while previous vaccination of the child increased this chance two times (OR = 2.07; 95% CI 1.01-4.27; p = 0.048), and having two children was associated with 84% increase in chance of vaccinating child with MMR vaccine compared to having one child or three or more children (OR = 1.84; 95% CI 1.03-3.29; p = 0.040).

conclusionOur study emphasized the key role of pediatricians in the formation of parental attitude on MMR vaccination of their child.

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Measles-Mumps-Rubella VaccineVaccination CoverageAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleParentsPediatriciansSerbiaSurveys and QuestionnairesVaccinationMeasles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine

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