The Knowledge Level of Parents with Chronic Renal Failure About Vaccines
Objective: Vaccines are an important preventive health service due to the high risk of infection in children with chronic kidney failure (CKF). This study aimed to examine the vaccination rate in children with CKF and affecting factors. Methods: Parents of 81 patients who were followed up with a dia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Çocuk Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/A48E959388FA48F59DAC28CD96CFBFB9 |
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| Summary: | Objective: Vaccines are an important preventive health service due to the high risk of infection in children with chronic kidney failure (CKF). This study aimed to examine the vaccination rate in children with CKF and affecting factors. Methods: Parents of 81 patients who were followed up with a diagnosis of CKF between the ages of 0-18 were included. The questionnaire form, consisting of 29 questions was applied to the parents using a face-to-face interview technique. The parents’ demographic characteristics, the vaccination status of the patients with the vaccines in the national vaccination schedule, and vaccination status with meningococcal, influenza, and human papilloma virus that are not in the national vaccination schedule were recorded. Results: It was observed that 85.2% of the patients (n=69) had complete vaccinations in the national vaccination schedule, and 75.3% (n=61) of the parents received vaccination training. The immunization rate with vaccines in the national vaccination schedule of the children of parents who received vaccination training was statistically significantly higher than the children of parents who did not receive training (p<0.001). It was seen to be the least known human papilloma vaccine. Conclusion: It was found that the vaccination rate of patients with CKF was low. Vaccination training for parents should be increased, and their vaccination status should be followed more carefully. |
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| ISSN: | 1308-8491 |