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Parental knowledge and acceptance of routine childhood immunization: Association with verified vaccination status - A
Jeevitha Shetty Solur Venkatesh1, Leena Balpande2
1Department of Medicine, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Science, Karnataka, India.
Abstract:
Incomplete childhood immunization remains a preventable contributor to morbidity despite established national vaccination programs. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate parental knowledge and acceptance of routine childhood immunization and examined their association with verified vaccination status among 423 caregivers of children aged 0-59 months. Although 86.3% were aware of the national immunization program and 91.7% believed vaccines are necessary, only 46.8% correctly identified all vaccine-preventable diseases. Verified records showed 78.0% full immunization and higher parental awareness was strongly associated with complete vaccination (AOR 3.25, p < 0.001). Thus, we show that knowledge gaps and misconceptions persist which significantly influence timely immunization completion.
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