Gundogdu Zuhal, Yendur Sezer Ozge
Pediatrics, Kocaeli University, Child Health and Diseases, Umuttepe Campus, Kocaeli, TUR.
Cureus. 2023 Feb 23;15(2):e35348. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35348. eCollection 2023 Feb.
Rotavirus is known to be one of the most common infections, usually associated with severe diarrhea. Despite the existence of two licensed vaccines, many countries, including Turkey, have not included rotavirus vaccination in their nationally funded vaccination program. This article explores what factors influence parents' decisions about whether to have their children vaccinated against rotavirus and which factors changed from 2010 through 2016.
Data were collected over two periods via questionnaires. The first period was from January 2009 through March 2010, and data were gathered from a semi-private pediatric outpatient clinic in Kocaeli, Turkey. The second period was from August 2015 through May 2016, and data were collected from parents during their pediatric outpatient clinic visits. Two questionnaires were designed to find out the rotavirus vaccination status of the children, socio-demographic factors, and reasons for excluding/accepting the rotavirus vaccine. The level of knowledge about the rotavirus vaccine was investigated. Parents indicated their level of agreement with each statement using a five-point Likert scale.
While only 3.8% of the parents accepted the rotavirus in 2009-2010, it increased to 69.5% in 2015-2016. Significant factors influencing parents' decision to vaccinate their children for rotavirus were advice from a pediatrician, a lack of correct and timely rotavirus information, and the cost of the vaccine.
The acceptance of the rotavirus vaccine depends on parental perceptions, which may be influenced by accurate and timely information, the advice of their healthcare provider, and inclusion in the nationally funded vaccination program. In contrast to other studies reported, the education level of the mothers and fathers and their job types appear to be important. It was also found that parents' attitudes and perceptions changed over time.
轮状病毒是最常见的感染源之一，通常会引发严重腹泻。尽管有两种获得许可的疫苗，但包括土耳其在内的许多国家尚未将轮状病毒疫苗接种纳入其国家资助的疫苗接种计划。本文探讨了哪些因素影响父母关于是否让孩子接种轮状病毒疫苗的决定，以及从2010年到2016年哪些因素发生了变化。
通过问卷调查在两个时间段收集数据。第一个时间段是2009年1月至2010年3月，数据收集自土耳其科贾埃利的一家半私立儿科门诊。第二个时间段是2015年8月至2016年5月，数据是在父母带孩子到儿科门诊就诊时收集的。设计了两份问卷，以了解儿童的轮状病毒疫苗接种状况、社会人口统计学因素以及排除/接受轮状病毒疫苗的原因。调查了对轮状病毒疫苗的了解程度。父母使用五点李克特量表表明他们对每条陈述的同意程度。
2009 - 2010年只有3.8%的父母接受轮状病毒疫苗接种，而在2015 - 2016年这一比例上升到了69.5%。影响父母决定为孩子接种轮状病毒疫苗的重要因素包括儿科医生的建议、缺乏正确及时的轮状病毒信息以及疫苗成本。
轮状病毒疫苗的接受程度取决于父母的认知，这可能会受到准确及时的信息、医疗保健提供者的建议以及纳入国家资助的疫苗接种计划的影响。与其他报道的研究不同，父母的教育水平和工作类型似乎很重要。还发现父母的态度和认知随时间发生了变化。
