Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.24141/1/4/2/3
Population Attitudes on Childhood Vaccination in Brcko District of B&H
Adis Puška
orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-0188
; Institut za znanstvena istraživanja i tehniku, Brčko distrikt Bosne i Hercegovine
Sead Šadić
; Vlada Brčko distrikta BiH, Brčko distrikt Bosne i Hercegovine
Abstract
Vaccination represents the greatest achievement in medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases. Thanks to the vaccinating, some infectious diseases are eradicated, while others are almost eradicated. However, even with all these facts, some parents do not vaccinate their children. This is due to their views with regard to the vaccination. This paper explored population views with regard to the vaccination. The survey was conducted on the territory of the Brcko District of B&H, via an online questionnaire. Firstly, the results of the conducted survey were obtained, and secondly, the results of the claims in regard with the vaccination were examined. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) grouped both groups of claims into two factors.
Investigating population attitudes towards vaccination has been conducted with two groups of questions; i.e. 13 affirmative and negative questions about vaccination. Based on the responses received, grouping of respondents according to their attitudes was the following: in case where the most respondents were positive, they were grouped in a group of respondents who had a positive attitude and vice versa. It was also noted if respondents who had a negative attitude towards negative issues had a positive attitude towards affirmative questions and vice versa. The variant analysis has shown that attitudes of respondents are unchanged and constant. This research has provided good grounds for understanding the attitudes of the population towards the vaccination of children, which would be further deepened in future research and would serve to develop strategies for the vaccination of children in public health.
Keywords
childhood vaccination; population attitudes; vaccination; factor analysis; variant analysis
Hrčak ID:
207637
URI
Publication date:
30.10.2018.
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