PERTUSSIS

Pertussis - A Whooping Cough in Children

Pertussis - A Whooping Cough in Children

Background

Pertussis is a respiratory disease found in young children, as well as infants. It is type of whooping cough, which is contagious and 90 % transmits via contacting the households (Murphy, 2008). The pathogens causing whooping cough are Bordetella Paraperteussis and Bordetella Pertussis. According to Haell (2013), these bacteria like species make colonization in the ciliated epithelial cells of bronchi, bronchioles, trachea, and nasopharynx in the body of child. This disease is highly prevalent in the people of all age, but the most vulnerable population to its disease is children (Glanz et al, 2009). It is common that parents often overlook the disease condition and their pertinent preventive measures causing obstacles in the adequate provision of care to the children. Therefore, it is necessary to search for the factors that make the parents realize concerning the appropriate medical treatment for their children, particularly the vaccines against Pertussis.

There are various factors that do not motivate parents to select the option of vaccination for their children. Such factors include social influences, incomplete or incorrect knowledge, sources of information, and the background characteristics of the parents. Some parents have misconception that the vaccines possess the potential to cause asthma and other allergic reactions (Borras et al, 2009). Nevertheless, certain parents show their willingness for their children immunization, but their ratio is not sufficient. Therefore, it is necessary to modify the approach of parents. According to Rochman (2013), the best influencing step is the contribution of the parents with the beliefs of attaining healthy benefits of vaccination. However, the correct sources and references providing the information concerning risks, benefits, as well as the components of the vaccines can help the parents in the better way in using the option of vaccination for their children (Harmsen et al, 2012).

Implementation and Appraisal

In order to determine the influencing aspects generating the impact on the decisions of parents concerning children vaccination against Pertussis, the combination exclusions an inclusion criteria was used. The subjects of the sample to test the research question included both males and females. The age of the subjects was up to 50 years. Individuals with age less than fifteen were only considered as the children, while all others with the age more than fifteen years were considered as adults. Pertussis is the contagious disease; therefore, the study was carried out in two places to avoid the transmission of the disease from affected people to the healthy individuals. Some of the subjects belong to the hospital setting while for others the selected place for study was home. The other significant factors encompassed the perception of parents about vaccination, marital status, education level, and the socioeconomic status (Chou, Dana &Bougatsos, 2011).

With respect to exclusion criteria, all the people who were currently suffering from the Pertussis did not qualify to participate in the study and eliminated from the research. On the other hand; the people who have suffered with Petrussis once in their life, nurses, ...