There is no study in Ethiopia that describes hepatitis B vaccine knowledge and vaccination status of health care workers.
Studies have shown a positive correlation between mother's education and knowledge of vaccination as well as between knowledge of vaccination and acceptance of vaccination [ 15].
The instrument sought for socio-demographic information of mothers, knowledge of vaccination schedule, knowledge about vaccine-preventable diseases, history of vaccines received by the child and reasons for non-vaccination.
Using total scores, a positive correlation between the nurses' perceived knowledge about vaccination and a favourable attitude towards vaccination was found (ρ = 0.191; p < 0.001).
Secondary outcomes include caregivers' knowledge of vaccination, caregivers' intention to vaccinate their children, caregivers' satisfaction with the intervention and cost of the interventions.
Each area should investigate and report population characteristics, knowledge, attitude, vaccination acceptance and influential factors to focus vaccination and improve immunization coverage throughout the world, meaning global prevention may be within the realm of possibility.
Frequencies were calculated for the demographic data, the information provided by the patients through the questionnaire regarding their knowledge on vaccination requirements and the data on pneumococcal and influenza vaccination uptake provided by the GP.
Parents completed a standard questionnaire [ 5, 21, 22] for each child, which included vaccinations received and knowledge of vaccines and vaccination.
Twenty-five percent indicated that public's knowledge of vaccination could be improved by raising awareness of the importance of vaccines (overall 17.8%).
A study published in Pediatrics last October by my team tested this proposition and found that parents with more knowledge about vaccination and infectious disease were not more likely to have their children vaccinated.
