Predictors for inadequate knowledge and negative attitude towards childhood immunization among parents in Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Che Abdullah, Azreena, Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73592/1/Predictors%20for%20inadequate%20knowledge%20and%20negative%20attitude%20towards%20childhood%20immunization%20among%20parents%20in%20Hulu%20Langat%2C%20Selangor%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73592/

Vaccine hesitancy among parents has led to re-emergence of vaccine preventable diseases. In Malaysia, measles cases had increased by three times in 2015 compared to previous year. Immunization coverage has always been above 95% since 2009. However, in 2014, Mumps-Measles-Rubella (MMR) coverage has a...