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    Assessment of childhood immunization practices among parents in Arapai Subcounty, Soroti district-Uganda
    (Kampala International University. School of Health Sciences Western Campus, 2014-10) Alingu, Collins
    Aim The study aimed to assess childhood immunisation practices among parents in Arapai subcounty, Soroti district-Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional study design was used in which 114 parents and caretakers were recruited into the study using simple random sampling technique. Both male and female respondents were recruited. A questionnaire was used to collect data about childhood immunization practices. Results From data collected, 72.8% of the respondents were female while 28.2% were male. 66.7% of the parents had their children fully immunized while 33.3% had their children not fully immunized. Further, 81.6% of the respondents were not aware of the immunization schedule while 18.4% were aware of the immunization schedule. Child Falling sick after previous immunization (34.2%) was the main reason given for not completing schedule. 31.6% of the parents reported having forgotten to take the children for the next visit, while 18.4% said they were busy. Conclusion There is a need to increase awareness and knowledge about the benefits and importance of vaccination, as well as the harmful consequences of non-complete immunization.