父母对常规儿童疫苗接种的看法、信念和态度——阿拉伯联合酋长国的经验

H. Rabei, H. Elamin, D. AlSultani, R. Albarghuthi, H. Altatari
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背景:免疫被许多人认为是20世纪最伟大的发明之一。尽管他们取得了成功,但关于疫苗接种的争议不断增加,这导致了世界各地怀疑论者的出现,他们质疑疫苗的有效性,并提高了对疫苗安全性的担忧。虽然国际上关于这一主题的数据越来越多,但我们对阿拉伯联合酋长国(阿联酋)的数据知之甚少。目的:本研究旨在探讨阿联酋不同酋长国的父母对常规疫苗接种的态度、信念和看法。这项研究的结果将有助于卫生保健提供者更好地了解该地区的疫苗接种依从性,从而发起有针对性的提高认识运动,以解决拒绝接种疫苗背后的主要问题和围绕它的误解。方法:根据阿布扎比卫生局(HAAD)的规定,机构审查委员会批准了一项观察性横断面研究。调查问卷由定性和定量方面的26个问题组成,随机选择来自阿拉伯联合酋长国五个不同城市的父母。结果:本研究共纳入397名受试者。家长对疫苗的有效性表现出良好的认知,90%的家长同意疫苗对预防某些疾病有效。然而,在父母的知识方面,44%的人不知道一些疫苗可以预防某些类型的癌症。当我们研究拒绝接种疫苗的比率时,我们发现10%的人拒绝给他们的孩子接种疫苗。其中四分之三的人这样做,要么是因为他们认为自己的孩子会自然产生免疫力,要么是因为接种疫苗不安全。同样值得注意的是,三分之一的父母认为接种疫苗会产生严重的副作用,而19%的父母报告说,他们没有从孩子的卫生保健提供者那里得到关于接种疫苗的充分信息。结论:在本研究中,家长对疫苗接种有足够的知识和态度。然而,仍有父母拒绝给孩子接种疫苗。初级卫生保健提供者可以通过适当的咨询和以社区为基础的运动来解决拒绝接种背后的原因,这些运动旨在教育家庭接种疫苗的安全性和重要性。
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Parental Perceptions, Beliefs and Attitudes towards Routine Childhood Vaccinations – United Arab Emirates Experience
Background: Immunizations have been considered by many as one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. Despite their success, there had been rising dispute in regards to vaccinations, which led to the emergence of skeptics all around the world who are questioning their efficacy and raising concerns about their safety. While increasing data are published internationally about this topic, little do we know about the figures in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Objectives: This study aims to explore the attitudes, beliefs and perceptions of parents across different Emirates in UAE about the routine vaccinations.  The results of the study will help health care providers have better understanding of the compliance to vaccinations in the area and therefore initiate targeted awareness campaigns to address main issues behind vaccine refusal and misconceptions around it. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was approved by the institutional review board in accordance with the regulations of the Health Authority in Abu Dhabi (HAAD). Survey questionnaires consisting of 26 questions of qualitative and quantitative aspects were distributed to randomly selected parents across five different cities in United Arab Emirates. Results: A total of 397 participants were included in our study. Parents have showed good perception of the effectiveness of vaccines as 90% agreed that vaccines are effective in preventing certain diseases. However, in regards to parents’ knowledge, 44% did not know that some vaccines prevent certain types of cancer. When looking at the rate of vaccination refusal in our study, we found that 10% of our population refuses to vaccinate their children. Three quarters of those did so because of either their belief that their child will develop his/her immunity naturally or that vaccinations are not safe. Also of note, one thirds of parents believed that vaccinations can cause serious side effects while 19% reported that they have not received sufficient information regarding vaccination from their child’s health care provider. Conclusion: In our study, parents have demonstrated adequate knowledge and attitudes towards vaccinations. However, there still remains parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. Reasons behind the refusal can be tackled by the primary health care providers through adequate counseling and community based campaigns which aims to educate families about the safety and importance of vaccination.
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