Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
to describe the knowledge, attitude and practice of vaccinators toward childhood vaccination.
METHODS:
this is a descriptive census study, conducted in 2015 with vaccinators from vaccination rooms of the urban area of Teresina, Piauí, Brazil; data were collected through a questionnaire.
RESULTS:
70 vaccinators were interviewed; most answers related to knowledge and attitude of the vaccinators toward childhood vaccination were considered inadequate (n=58 and n=39, respectively); with regard to practice, there were 43 adequate answers; there was no statistically significant association between the variable knowledge and the variables attitude and practice.
CONCLUSION:
a high number of inadequate answers related to knowledge and attitude and of adequate answers concerning practice were observed.
Key words:
Vaccination; Child Health; Health Knowledge, Epidemiology, Descriptive