COVID-19 pandemic impact on primary immunization uptake.
COVID-19
Saudi Arabia
impact
pandemic
primary immunization
uptake
Journal
Journal of family medicine and primary care
ISSN: 2249-4863
Titre abrégé: J Family Med Prim Care
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101610082
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Jun 2023
Historique:
received:
09
01
2023
revised:
12
02
2023
accepted:
21
02
2023
medline:
28
8
2023
pubmed:
28
8
2023
entrez:
28
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Pediatricians across the world are seeing a steep drop in the number of children coming in for appointments due to COVID-19 pandemic. To prevent outbreaks of serious diseases that pose an even greater threat to children than COVID-19, it is important that children not skip their routine vaccines. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on primary immunization activities in Saudi Arabia. Cross-sectional design. The study was conducted at a community pediatric clinic. All parents of preschool-age children who visited the community pediatric clinics were asked to complete a self-administrated questionnaire on primary immunization uptake during the pandemic. The Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were performed to examine the demographic differences between participants who missed vaccination during the pandemic and reasons for missing the vaccination. Three hundred study participants completed our questionnaire. In total, 90.6% of respondents were up to date with their vaccinations prior to the pandemic, and most respondents believed that children should be immunized at an appropriate age, it is essential for children to be fully immunized, vaccination is effective in preventing serious disease, and childhood immunization is essential during the pandemic (98.3%, 98.7%, 97.3%, and 93.7%, respectively). In total, 72.4% of respondents did not miss their vaccinations during the pandemic, while 26.6% missed vaccinations. The most common reason for missing vaccinations during the pandemic was transportation difficulty and curfew, followed by fear of contracting COVID-19 infection (40.9% and 35.5%, respectively). Those who did not believe that childhood immunization was necessary during the pandemic were more likely to miss vaccinations during the pandemic ( Significant portion of the population was affected and missed immunizations during the pandemic. The perceptions on the importance of immunization and having a family member affected with COVID-19 during the pandemic were important factors in missing immunizations. Moreover, transportation and fear of contracting COVID-19 during the curfew were also common reasons for missing immunizations during the pandemic.
Sections du résumé
Purpose/Background
UNASSIGNED
Pediatricians across the world are seeing a steep drop in the number of children coming in for appointments due to COVID-19 pandemic. To prevent outbreaks of serious diseases that pose an even greater threat to children than COVID-19, it is important that children not skip their routine vaccines. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on primary immunization activities in Saudi Arabia.
Settings and Design
UNASSIGNED
Cross-sectional design.
Methods and Material
UNASSIGNED
The study was conducted at a community pediatric clinic. All parents of preschool-age children who visited the community pediatric clinics were asked to complete a self-administrated questionnaire on primary immunization uptake during the pandemic.
Statistical Analysis Used
UNASSIGNED
The Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were performed to examine the demographic differences between participants who missed vaccination during the pandemic and reasons for missing the vaccination.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Three hundred study participants completed our questionnaire. In total, 90.6% of respondents were up to date with their vaccinations prior to the pandemic, and most respondents believed that children should be immunized at an appropriate age, it is essential for children to be fully immunized, vaccination is effective in preventing serious disease, and childhood immunization is essential during the pandemic (98.3%, 98.7%, 97.3%, and 93.7%, respectively). In total, 72.4% of respondents did not miss their vaccinations during the pandemic, while 26.6% missed vaccinations. The most common reason for missing vaccinations during the pandemic was transportation difficulty and curfew, followed by fear of contracting COVID-19 infection (40.9% and 35.5%, respectively). Those who did not believe that childhood immunization was necessary during the pandemic were more likely to miss vaccinations during the pandemic (
Conclusions
UNASSIGNED
Significant portion of the population was affected and missed immunizations during the pandemic. The perceptions on the importance of immunization and having a family member affected with COVID-19 during the pandemic were important factors in missing immunizations. Moreover, transportation and fear of contracting COVID-19 during the curfew were also common reasons for missing immunizations during the pandemic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37636172
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_66_23
pii: JFMPC-12-1172
pmc: PMC10451573
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1172-1178Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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