Parental Participation and Health Literacy Related to Basic Vaccination Uptake in Children Aged 0-5 Years According to Standard Guidelines in Khon Kaen City Municipality

Abstract

This cross-sectional analytical research aimed to study parental participation and health literacy related to basic vaccination uptake in children aged 0-5 years according to standard guidelines in Khon Kaen city municipality. Participants were 243 parents selected from a population of 689 parents using stratified multistage random sampling. Data were obtained from 195 participants (80.25%). Data were collected via validated questionnaires (IOC >0.67 and Cronbach’s alpha = 0.974) from 16 - 27 December 2024. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, minimum, and maximum values, as well as inferential statistics involving simple logistic regression to determine the relationship between two variables presenting Crude OR and 95%CI and multiple logistic regression to identify significant factors presenting Adjusted OR and 95%CI a significant level of 0.05.

The results revealed that the majority of the participants, totaling 124 people representing 63.59 percent, took their children to receive basic vaccinations according to standard criteria. When considering the relationship with various factors as follows: Personal characteristics, namely occupation; and Health literacy, namely understanding dimension, it was found that parents who have health literacy with adequate understanding have 2.89 times greater likelihood than those with inadequate understanding (AOR = 2.89; 95%CI: 1.24 - 6.71). Regarding health literacy in terms of communication skills, it was found that parents who have health literacy and adequate communication skills have 56% lower likelihood than those who have inadequate skills (AOR = 0.44; 95%CI: 0.19 - 0.98).