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The preferred method for reminding a child's vaccination schedule among Iranian parents

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  • Leila Ahmadian
  • Zohreh Hashemi
  • Reza Khajouei
  • Mona Najaf Najafi

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Background The most important reason for vaccination delay is the unawareness of the parents of vaccination schedule. The use of reminders can result in better vaccination coverage. Objectives This study aimed to determine the preferred method of receiving vaccination reminders from the parents' perspective. Study design Cross‐sectional study. Methods We studied the parents of under 7‐year‐old children who visited one of the six urban health centres in Mashhad for vaccination of their children in 2017. Three hundred parents were participated based on the convenience sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of five sections. Five Medical Informatics specialists confirmed the validity of the questionnaire. The data were analysed by descriptive‐inferential statistics and the significance level was set at p

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  • Leila Ahmadian & Zohreh Hashemi & Reza Khajouei & Mona Najaf Najafi, 2021. "The preferred method for reminding a child's vaccination schedule among Iranian parents," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(3), pages 729-737, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:36:y:2021:i:3:p:729-737
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3113
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