Elif DA?LI|Nilüfer TOPKARA
The Effect of Parents' Health Literacy Level on the Attitudes and Behaviors of Childhood Vaccinations
Cukurova University|Eski?ehir Osmangazi University
health literacy important parents correctly perceive implement decisions childrens health health literacy parents affect understanding requirements preventive treatments positive attitudes behaviors towards childhood vaccines global growth vaccine hesitations recent years led increasing concern therefore level health literacy may important experiencing vaccine hesitancy reason study carried determine relationship health literacy level parents 059 months old children attitudes behaviors towards childhood vaccinations crosssectional descriptive design used study sample group consisted 1038 parents data collection tools research introductory information form containing introductory information parents attitudes childhood vaccines scale health literacy scale used parents contacted via online survey link mean age parents 3536 493 years 817 undergraduategraduate degree statistically significant difference found parents scores pacv status obtaining information negative information vaccines z2431 p0015 z8707 p0000 respectively vaccine hesitancy higher obtain information vaccines obtained negative opinions vaccines health personnel scores tsoy increased scores pacv decreased parents health literacy levels increased vaccine hesitancy decreased thought initiatives targeting health literacy improve vaccination coverage knowing relationships well benefit determining strategies combating vaccine opposition effectiveness study vaccine hesitancy higher parents obtained negative opinions healthcare professionals striking result study important showing possible fight vaccine opposition without building trust vaccines among healthcare professionals