Knowledge and attitude on infant vaccination among university staff in Malaysian public university

Objective: To determine the knowledge and attitude on infant vaccination among a couple of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) staffs in Serdang, Selangor. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 97 respondents. A cluster sampling technique for the categorization of the faculty in UPM...

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Published in:Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2022-12, Vol.18 (1), p.2029258-2029258
Main Authors: Shaipuzaman, Nurulain Atikah, Rahman, Haliza Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acceptance – Research Paper
attitude
Cross-Sectional Studies
Faculty
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Infant
infant vaccination
knowledge
public university
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities
university staff
Vaccination
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Summary:Objective: To determine the knowledge and attitude on infant vaccination among a couple of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) staffs in Serdang, Selangor. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 97 respondents. A cluster sampling technique for the categorization of the faculty in UPM to science-based and non-science-based is used. Then, fishbowl technique was adopted in selecting the faculty from the two categorizations, which consists of 1) science-based: Faculty Biotechnology and Science Biomolecule and Faculty of Science; 2) non-science-based: Faculty of Economics and Management and Faculty of Language and Communication. Consequently, a simple random method was used to choose the respondent based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data on socio-demographic characteristic, knowledge and attitude regarding infant vaccination were collected using a modified and pretested questionnaire. The data then were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Results: Of 97 respondents, 78 (80.4%) had high knowledge, and 49 (50.5%) have moderate attitude regarding infant vaccination. Overall, science-based faculty and non-science-based faculty prevalence of refuse infant vaccination was 2.1%, 6.5%, respectively. There was a significant association between educational level and the knowledge (p  .05, p = .256, p = .597). Conclusion: Effort are needed for focusing on health education campaign with collaboration between health-care professionals, social media and community to improve their awareness for immunization.
ISSN:2164-5515
2164-554X
DOI:10.1080/21645515.2022.2029258