Causes of incomplete immunization for Measles Vaccine

Abstract

The study was designed to evaluate parent’s attitude for not bringing their child for measles vaccination. It was found that the most common reason were (1) misunderstand of parents that their child could neither continue vaccination at any health facility other than the center at their home-town (18.93%), nor receive the service without immunization record book (9.47%) (2) parent’s believe that their child already had measles attack, (26.92%), which might not be the cases, (3) the child was sick during the vaccination-scheduled period, (25.74%), (4) parent’s desire to have their child natural measles infection (5.03%), (5) parent were too busy to bring their child to vaccination, (6) parent were unable to afford the expense of measles vaccination (2.96%), and (7) parent’s complete ignorance of measles vaccination. Education and encouragement on the importance of measles vaccination as well as active searching for unimmunized children should be emphasized to reduce the rate of measles attack in thai children.