Abstract

Introduction: Vaccination has an important preventive role for many types of infections especially in the early years of life. However, some misconceptions about vaccination lead to the abstinence of some parents from vaccinating their children. This misconception is primarily due to the lack of knowledge and awareness towards childhood vaccination. The goal of the present study is to evaluate the level of knowledge and the behavior of parents towards the vaccination of their children in Taif city, Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: A self-administered structured questionnaire was sent to the public through online Google forms including questions on the knowledge about vaccination of children and the attitude of parents towards their children regarding their vaccination. All data were recorded in a pre-designed and validated excel sheet. Data were represented in terms of frequencies and valid percentages for categorical variables.
Results: A total of 377 participants took part in this survey. Almost one-half of the participants (50.4%) were males while 49.6% were females. There was a statistically significant difference (p

Key words: Vaccination, MMR vaccine, parents, children, Taif city.