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ArticleBMC public health2026

Assessment of parental knowledge, attitude, and acceptance toward malaria vaccine for children under five years in Sudan, 2025.

Abdelfatah Abdelelah ElZain Hassan, Nafeesa Abdelgyum Hassan Ali, Mohamed Abubakr Abdalsalam Elshareef, Thoraya Salah Murtada Sidahmed, Hind Elmukashfi ShamsEldin Elobied, Abdelrahman Edris Osman Ali, Dafaalla Abdelmoneim Dafaalla Salih, Amal Mahdi Mohammed Al Rahma, Amani Wadalbahar Ahmed Abdallha, Areej Mustafa Suliman Hussain and 4 more

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Abdelfatah Abdelelah ElZain HassanFaculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Ahmed Gasim Street, Khartoum North, Khartoum, Sudan.
Nafeesa Abdelgyum Hassan AliFaculty of Medicine, Gezira University, Wad Medani, Sudan.
Mohamed Abubakr Abdalsalam ElshareefFaculty of Medicine, Gezira University, Wad Medani, Sudan.
Thoraya Salah Murtada SidahmedFaculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Ahmed Gasim Street, Khartoum North, Khartoum, Sudan.
Hind Elmukashfi ShamsEldin ElobiedFaculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Ahmed Gasim Street, Khartoum North, Khartoum, Sudan. hind.elmukashfi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-4412-8432
Abdelrahman Edris Osman AliFaculty of Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
Dafaalla Abdelmoneim Dafaalla SalihFaculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Ahmed Gasim Street, Khartoum North, Khartoum, Sudan.
Amal Mahdi Mohammed Al RahmaFaculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Ahmed Gasim Street, Khartoum North, Khartoum, Sudan.
Amani Wadalbahar Ahmed AbdallhaFaculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Ahmed Gasim Street, Khartoum North, Khartoum, Sudan.
Areej Mustafa Suliman HussainFaculty of Medicine, Sudan International University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Aseel Mustafa Suliman HussainFaculty of Medicine, Sudan International University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Esraa Yasir Mostafa MohammedFaculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Ahmed Gasim Street, Khartoum North, Khartoum, Sudan.
Khadija Alamin Hassan AhmedFaculty of Medicine, Gezira University, Wad Medani, Sudan.
Samar Yousif Mohammed AwadallahFaculty of Medicine, University of Sinnar, Sinnar, Sudan.

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introductionPrevention methods for malaria include indoor residual spray, insecticide-treated bed nets, and, most recently, vaccines. Given widespread insecticide resistance impacting existing prevention methods, Sudan initiated malaria vaccination in November 2024.This studyaimed to assess parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and acceptance of the malaria vaccine for children under five years in Sudan.

methodA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in high malaria-burden regions of Sudan from April to June 2025. Using a convenience sampling method,706 eligible parents participated. A structured questionnaire, piloted for reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.741), was administered to gather data on demographics, malaria and vaccine knowledge, attitudes and acceptance.

resultsNearly all participants (98.2%) were aware of malaria. However, only 268 (38.0%) participants had heard of the malaria vaccine. Fathers were more likely to be aware of the vaccine than mothers (19.0% vs. 10.7%, p = 0.002). Participants from Kassala (30.6%), those with postgraduate education (11.9%), public sector employees (13.1%), and those with higher monthly incomes (26.9% for > 500 K SDG; p = 0.010) exhibited higher levels of awareness.

conclusionParents in Sudan had strong general knowledge of malaria but limited awareness of the vaccine. Acceptance was high and influenced by sex, education, income, profession, and residence. These findings suggest a need for targeted awareness campaigns, integration of vaccine information into routine health services, and community-based education strategies to support Sudan’s national malaria program and elimination goals.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeMalariaMalaria VaccinesParentsPatient Acceptance of Health CareAdultChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedSudanSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultMalaria Vaccineschildren under fiveMalaria vaccineParental knowledgeSudan

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