Background: Parents’ knowledge and attitudes towards immunization are likely influence uptake. The objective of this study was to assess parental knowledge, and attitudes on childhood immunization among Saudi parents. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted during April 2013 in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Convenient method of sampling was adopted. Parents with children of 0-12 years old were in...

This paper intends to assess the effect of a maternity department intervention on improvement of knowledge and use of child safety seats (CSS) among newborn parents. An intervention study included three groups (one education plus free CSS intervention group, one education only group, and one control group). The participants were parents of newborns in the maternity department of two hospitals. ...

Student engagement in school needs to be considered when comparing immigrant and native students, particularly at a time of increasing migratory movements throughout the world. Differences cognitive, affective, behavioral, agentic student dimensions were examined for students with parents, early middle adolescence. A four-dimensional measure was completed by 643 (52.7% women). Results indicated...

background: dental carries is a common disease during childhood. parents are directly responsible for the dental health of their and can play important role in preventing oral diseases in children. the aim of this study was to assess knowledge and attitude of mothers on oral health preschool children. methods: a cross - sectional study was conducted in isfahan health centers. 253 mothers of pre...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate parents' and nurses' opinions regarding the adequacy of an educational program on shaken baby syndrome: the Perinatal Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program (PSBSPP). DESIGN Qualitative and quantitative assessments in the form of interviews and questionnaires administered in French. SETTING Two birthing institutions in Montréal, QC, Canada: a university hospital and a...

BACKGROUND We describe the design and baseline data of an educational intervention targeting predominantly Mexican American middle school students and their parents in an effort to improve stroke awareness. Increasing awareness in this group may increase the number of patients eligible for acute stroke treatment by encouraging emergency medical services (EMS) activation. METHODS This is a pro...