VACCINATION OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Otroka lahko zavarujemo pred različnimi nalezljivimi boleznimi s cepljenjem. V teoretičnem delu diplomskega dela smo na osnovi teoretičnih izhodišč in strokovne literature predstavili ključne pojme o cepljenju. Opisali smo namen cepljenja, zgodovino cepljenja, program obveznega in neobvezna cepljenja za predšolske otroke. Predstavili smo tudi vlogo staršev in vzgojiteljev pri cepljenju predšolskih otrok. V empiričnem delu smo predstavili rezultate raziskave, katere smo pridobili s pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika, ki so ga izpolnili starši predšolskih otrok, kateri so vpisani v Vrtec Murska Sobota, in sicer iz treh enot: Krtek Bakovci, Romano Pušča, Miške Murska Sobota (iz mesta, vasi in romskega naselja). Zanimalo nas je, če starši podpirajo obvezno cepljenje, ki je predpisano po programu, ali so starši bili seznanjeni z namenom cepljenja in če so bili njihovi otroci cepljeni po programu obveznega cepljenja. Vrtce smo izbrali z namenom, da ugotovimo, kakšno je mnenje staršev predšolskih otrok na vasi, v romskem naselju in v mestu. Ugotovili smo, da se starši na vasi in v mestu v celoti ne strinjajo, da je cepljenje otrok obvezno. Večji odstotek staršev se strinja, nekaj anketiranih staršev pa ne. Starši predšolskih otrok iz romskega naselja se v celoti strinjajo in menijo, da je cepljenje otrok obvezno in nujno potrebno. Mnenje staršev o obveznem cepljenju otrok na vasi in v mestu je nekoliko slabše kot v romskem naselju. Starši otrok, kateri živijo na vasi in v mestu, niso v celoti mnenja, da je cepljenje otrok obvezno ali nujno potrebno. Večina anketiranih staršev je bila seznanjena z namenom cepljenja otrok, le manjši odstotek anketiranih staršev je odgovorilo, da niso bili seznanjeni z namenom cepljenja otrok. Vsi anketirani starši pa so se odločili za cepljenje otroka po programu obveznega cepljenja.Through vaccination we can protect the child against various contagious diseases. In the theoretical part of the thesis we have based on theoretical origins and expert’s literature presented key-concepts of vaccination. We have described the purpose and history of vaccination and the programme of mandatory and voluntary vaccination of preschool children. In the empirical part we have presented the results of the research, conducted with the help of a questionnaire, filled out by parents of preschool children of the Kindergarten Murska Sobota out of three units Krtek Bakovci, Romano Pušča, Miške Murska Sobota (from the city, village and Roma settlement). We were interested, whether parents support mandatory vaccination according to the program, if they were informed about the purpose of vaccination and if their children were vaccinated according to the vaccination program. We choose the kindergarten in order to find out the opinion of preschool children parents, who live in a village, Roma settlement and city. We have found that parents from the village and city do not agree that vaccination of children is mandatory. A larger percent of parents agrees, but some parents do not. Parents of preschool children from the Roma settlement agree completely and think that vaccination of children is mandatory and essential. The opinion of parents on mandatory vaccination of children from the village and city is not that good as that from the Roma settlement. While parents of children, who live in the village or city, do not entirely think that vaccination of children is mandatory and essential. The majority of parents were informed about the purpose of vaccination of their children, just a small percentage of the questioned answered that they have not been informed about it. All the questioned parents have however decided to vaccinate their children according to the program of mandatory vaccination