Analysis of Factors in Response to Rotavirus Vaccination Counselling in A Private Paediatric Clinic
- Author:
P Kannan Kutty
;
G Pathmanathan
;
N M Salleh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
rotavirus vaccination, counselling, acceptance
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2010;65(2):1-6
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Rotavirus vaccine is available as an optional vaccine in
Malaysia. The counselling of optional vaccines is considered an integral part of the health services offered in a private paediatric clinic. While ensuring that all babies are up-todate with their compulsory immunization, counselling of optional vaccines like the rotavirus vaccine could give parents the choice to make an informed decision on the acceptance of this vaccine. Over a period of two years, we counselled the parents regarding diarrhoea caused by rotavirus disease and the rotavirus vaccine. In this study, the factors that were significantly associated with the
acceptance of the rotavirus vaccine were the gender of the
baby, the mother’s age, the mother’s occupation, the mode
of payment for the vaccine, the number of previous visits
to the clinic by the parents, the number of counselling
sessions given to the parents and the pre-counselling
awareness or knowledge of rotavirus disease and rotavirus
vaccine. It is hoped that these findings may assist busy
clinicians in their continuous efforts to provide health
education and vaccination counselling to the parents of
their patients.
