Does An Education Seminar Intervention Improve the Parents’ Knowledge on Vaccination? Evidence from Yiwu, East China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Recruitment
2.3. Content of the Health Education Seminar on Vaccination
2.4. Survey Questionnaire
2.5. Statistical Analysis
2.6. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Variables | Level | Frequency | |
---|---|---|---|
No. | % | ||
Age | |||
<20 | 47 | 12.4 | |
20–30 | 220 | 58.2 | |
>30 | 111 | 29.4 | |
Gender | |||
Female | 329 | 87.0 | |
Male | 49 | 13.0 | |
Education level | |||
≤ Junior school | 57 | 15.1 | |
Senior school | 227 | 60.1 | |
College | 94 | 24.9 | |
Immigration status | |||
Migrant | 277 | 73.3 | |
Resident | 101 | 26.7 | |
No. of preschool children | |||
1 | 130 | 34.4 | |
2 | 192 | 50.8 | |
≥ 3 | 56 | 14.8 | |
Living place | |||
Rural | 173 | 45.8 | |
Urban | 205 | 54.2 | |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 162 | 42.9 | |
Unemployed | 216 | 57.1 | |
Household income per month | |||
< 5000 RMB | 115 | 30.4 | |
≥ 5000 RMB | 263 | 69.6 |
3.2. Scores of Vaccination Knowledge
Questions | Correct Response [n (%)] | χ2 | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Before Seminar | After Seminar | |||
The immunization program of China include 9 vaccines and 22 doses | 57 (15.1) | 305 (80.7) | 109.3 | <0.001 |
Vaccination of EPI is free for all children | 126 (33.3) | 328 (86.8) | 40.2 | <0.001 |
Active immunization is a killed or weakened form a specific pathogen | 17 (4.5) | 262 (69.3) | 82.2 | <0.001 |
The vaccination of children started at birth | 253 (66.9) | 347 (91.8) | 9.2 | 0.022 |
The immunity could be achieved without vaccination | 229 (60.6) | 332 (87.8) | 13.8 | 0.010 |
Different vaccines can be administered simultaneously | 73 (19.3) | 275 (72.8) | 43.8 | <0.001 |
Vaccine should not be administered in some unhealthy situations | 293 (77.5) | 329 (87.0) | 3.4 | 0.102 |
Some vaccines need more than one dose to get the complete protection | 164(43.4) | 310(82.0) | 15.4 | 0.008 |
Side effects of vaccination always are serious and life-threatening | 95(25.1) | 273(72.2) | 32.8 | <0.001 |
The interval period of two vaccination doses is at least four weeks | 42(11.1) | 296(78.3) | 143.4 | <0.001 |
Variables | Mean | S.D. | Median | Minimum | Maximum | Z | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge score | −3.869 | <0.001 | |||||
Before seminar | 5.2 | 1.2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | ||
After seminar | 8.4 | 0.9 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Variables | Level | Total Score of Vaccination | Z | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Median | ||||
Age | −0.436 | 0.327 | |||
<20 | 6.2 | 5.5 | |||
20–30 | 6.1 | 5.5 | |||
>30 | 5.8 | 5 | |||
Gender | −0.068 | 0.945 | |||
Male | 5.6 | 5 | |||
Female | 7.2 | 6.5 | |||
Education level | −4.147 | <0.001 | |||
≤ Junior school | 4.5 | 4 | |||
Senior school | 6.7 | 5.5 | |||
College | 7.9 | 7 | |||
Immigration status | −3.577 | <0.001 | |||
Migrant | 5.3 | 5 | |||
Resident | 7.5 | 6.5 | |||
No. of preschool children | −0.588 | 0.556 | |||
1 | 5.6 | 5 | |||
2 | 6.3 | 5.5 | |||
≥3 | 6.7 | 6 | |||
Living place | −0.816 | 0.375 | |||
Rural | 6.2 | 5 | |||
Urban | 7.1 | 6 | |||
Employment status | −2.006 | 0.045 | |||
Employed | 5.8 | 5 | |||
Unemployed | 7.3 | 6 | |||
Household income per month | - | ||||
<5000 RMB | 5.1 | 4.5 | −3.962 | <0.001 | |
≥5000 RMB | 7.7 | 6 |
Variables | Level | p | AOR(95%CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Education level | |||
≤ Junior school * | - | - | |
Senior school | <0.001 | 1.64(1.12–2.33) | |
College | <0.001 | 2.35(1.38–4.17) | |
Immigration status | |||
Migrant * | - | - | |
Resident | <0.001 | 4.65(2.91–7.60) | |
Household income per month | |||
<5000 RMB * | - | - | |
≥5000 RMB | <0.001 | 3.68(1.98–6.03) |
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Conflicts of Interest
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Hu, Y. Does An Education Seminar Intervention Improve the Parents’ Knowledge on Vaccination? Evidence from Yiwu, East China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 3469-3479. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403469
Hu Y. Does An Education Seminar Intervention Improve the Parents’ Knowledge on Vaccination? Evidence from Yiwu, East China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(4):3469-3479. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403469
Chicago/Turabian StyleHu, Yu. 2015. "Does An Education Seminar Intervention Improve the Parents’ Knowledge on Vaccination? Evidence from Yiwu, East China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 4: 3469-3479. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403469
APA StyleHu, Y. (2015). Does An Education Seminar Intervention Improve the Parents’ Knowledge on Vaccination? Evidence from Yiwu, East China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(4), 3469-3479. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403469