Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing

Parents are the main decision makers for their children vaccinations. This fact makes parents’ immunization knowledge and practices as predictor factors for immunization uptake and timeliness. The aim of this pilot study was to develop a reliable and valid instrument in Malaysian language to measure...

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Main Authors: Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD, Hassali, Mohamed Azmi, Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba, Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Bux, Siti Halimah, Ab. Hadi, Hazrina
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author Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD
Hassali, Mohamed Azmi
Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Bux, Siti Halimah
Ab. Hadi, Hazrina
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Hassali, Mohamed Azmi
Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Bux, Siti Halimah
Ab. Hadi, Hazrina
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description Parents are the main decision makers for their children vaccinations. This fact makes parents’ immunization knowledge and practices as predictor factors for immunization uptake and timeliness. The aim of this pilot study was to develop a reliable and valid instrument in Malaysian language to measure immunization knowledge and practice (KP) of Malaysian parents.
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spelling iium-401472018-06-11T04:42:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/ Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Bux, Siti Halimah Ab. Hadi, Hazrina RJ101 Child Heatlh. Child health services. Preventive health services for children Parents are the main decision makers for their children vaccinations. This fact makes parents’ immunization knowledge and practices as predictor factors for immunization uptake and timeliness. The aim of this pilot study was to develop a reliable and valid instrument in Malaysian language to measure immunization knowledge and practice (KP) of Malaysian parents. BioMed Central 2014-10-27 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/1/Article_2.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/6/40147_Immunization%20knowledge%20and%20practice_WOS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/12/40147_Immunization%20knowledge%20and%20practice.SCOPUSpdf.pdf Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD and Hassali, Mohamed Azmi and Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Bux, Siti Halimah and Ab. Hadi, Hazrina (2014) Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing. BMC Public Health, 14 (1107). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1471-2458 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/1107/ 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1107
spellingShingle RJ101 Child Heatlh. Child health services. Preventive health services for children
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD
Hassali, Mohamed Azmi
Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Bux, Siti Halimah
Ab. Hadi, Hazrina
Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing
title Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing
title_full Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing
title_fullStr Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing
title_full_unstemmed Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing
title_short Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing
title_sort immunization knowledge and practice among malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing
topic RJ101 Child Heatlh. Child health services. Preventive health services for children
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/1/Article_2.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/6/40147_Immunization%20knowledge%20and%20practice_WOS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40147/12/40147_Immunization%20knowledge%20and%20practice.SCOPUSpdf.pdf