ABSTRACT
The United Arab Emirates [UAE] has a high coverage of childhood immunizations, but since coverage highly depends on the knowledge and attitude of mothers, it is important to assess these in a rapidly developing and changing society. The survey enrolled 217 women attending maternity clinics in Al Ain, a traditional desert city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE and estimated the prevalence of a positive attitude towards immunizations. Knowledge and attitude variables as well as factors related to these variables were explored. Having a positive attitude towards immunizations was prevalent in 93% of mothers. Three factors significantly related to a positive attitude arose: knowledge, education and Arab nationality. Three factors associated with knowledge also arose: education, receipt of information on immunizations from health professionals and, again, Arab nationality. Despite the currently highly prevalent positive attitude towards immunizations in the United Arab Emirates, information by health professionals should focus more on parents with lower education and those of non- Arab nationality
ABSTRACT
This paper proposes a plan to establish a database together with an associated bio-bank on the basis of the regular screenings that expatriate workers have to undergo in order to obtain and renew their visas in the United Arab Emirates. The database should be expandable and will provide a basis for quality control of screenings, and disease and injury surveillance. It will also establish one of the largest cohort studies in the world and provide the infrastructure for extensive epidemiological research
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Humans , Biological Specimen Banks , Databases as Topic , Disease , Wounds and Injuries , Quality Control , ResearchABSTRACT
This paper proposes a plan to establish a database together with an associated bio-bank on the basis of the regular screenings that expatriate workers have to undergo in order to obtain and renew their visas in the United Arab Emirates. The database should be expandable and will provide a basis for quality control of screenings, and disease and injury surveillance. It will also establish one of the largest cohort studies in the world and provide the infrastructure for extensive epidemiological research