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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2337-9622
Abstract
SANTOS, Clara Ananda Pimentel de Sousa et al. Knowledge, attitude and practice on childhood immunization personnel in Teresina-PI, Brazil, 2015. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2017, vol.26, n.1, pp.133-140. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742017000100014.
OBJECTIVE:
to describe the knowledge, attitude and practice of vaccinators toward childhood vaccination.
METHODS:
this is a descriptive census study, conducted in 2015 with vaccinators from vaccination rooms of the urban area of Teresina, Piauí, Brazil; data were collected through a questionnaire.
RESULTS:
70 vaccinators were interviewed; most answers related to knowledge and attitude of the vaccinators toward childhood vaccination were considered inadequate (n=58 and n=39, respectively); with regard to practice, there were 43 adequate answers; there was no statistically significant association between the variable knowledge and the variables attitude and practice.
CONCLUSION:
a high number of inadequate answers related to knowledge and attitude and of adequate answers concerning practice were observed.
Keywords : Vaccination; Child Health; Health Knowledge, Epidemiology, Descriptive.
