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Immunization knowledge and practice among Malaysian parents: a questionnaire development and pilot-testing

Awadh AI 1 , Hassali MA , Al-lela OQ , Bux SH , Elkalmi RM , Hadi H

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  • 1 Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Malaysia. [email protected]
BMC Public Health, 2014;14:1107.
PMID: 25346471 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1107

Abstract

Parents are the main decision makers for their children vaccinations. This fact makes parents' immunization knowledge and practices as predictor factors for immunization uptake and timeliness. The aim of this pilot study was to develop a reliable and valid instrument in Malaysian language to measure immunization knowledge and practice (KP) of Malaysian parents.

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