Parental confidence in immunization and its influential factors

ObjectiveTo explore parental confidence on immunization and its influential factors and provide scientific basis for immunization management and confidence enhancement strategy in Jinhua.

MethodsA questionnaire survey was conducted among 1 865 parents in the district, and the cumulative Logit regression model was used to analyze the influential factors of parental confidence on immunization.

ResultsIt was found that 96.41% of the children′s parents believed immunization was necessary, 70.03% believed immunization was safe, 93.51% was willing to be vaccinated, and parental confidence on immunization was 90.89%.The sequence of influential factors of confidence was satisfaction of immunization services, cognitive level of immunization knowledge, immunization about route and age obtained through medical staff.

ConclusionBy strengthening health education and health promotion, improving the cognitive level of parents′ immunization knowledge and elevating the quality of daily immunization service, the parental confidence can be improved effectively in immunization.