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Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu,1 Mohammed Falji A Alanazi,2 Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi,1 Bashayer Farhan ALruwaili,1 Aseel Awad Alsaidan,1 Thamer Alshami M Alruwaili,3 Majed Abdulaziz M Algaed,4 Areej Kaseb Alsharari,4 Ragad Humaidi Alenazi,4 Amal Muteb Alshalan,5 Sultan Muteb Alshalan6 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Public Health, Hafr Al Batin Health Affairs, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia; 4College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia; 6Medical Department, North Medical Tower hospital, Arar, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, 72388, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966-599739619, Email ashokkumar@ju.edu.saBackground: Consumer perception of and satisfaction with vaccination services is a critical and commonly used indicator for evaluating the quality of services provided by concerned authorities. The present survey assessed maternal perceptions, hesitancy, satisfaction, and factors associated with childhood immunization services provided at the primary health centers (PHCs) of eastern Saudi Arabia.Methods: The current analytical cross-sectional study included mothers of childhood vaccine beneficiaries attending PHCs in Hafr Al-Batin. We collected data related to mothers’ perceptions, hesitancy, and satisfaction using a validated Arabic version of the data collection tool. Factors associated with low and high satisfaction with the immunization services were evaluated using logistic regression analysis. We performed Spearman correlation test to identify the correlation between the perception and satisfaction scores.Results: Of the 675 participants, 87.4% were satisfied with the immunization services provided

Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu,1 Abdullah Naser Abdullah Alshahrani,1,2 Doaa Mazen Abdel-Salam,3 Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi,1 Bashayer Farhan ALruwaili,1 Aseel Awad Alsaidan,1 Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy,3 Aliyah Muteb AL-Ruwaili,4 Fahad Ghuwayli aljabri,5 Rahaf Khalaf Albalawi,5 Khaled Abdulrahman F Alanazi5 1Department of Community and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Public Health, Asir Health Affairs, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt; 4Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Jouf Health Affairs, Sakaka, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia; 5College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu, Email ashokkumar@ju.edu.saBackground and Objectives: Optimal blood pressure control is achieved by medication adherence. This will reduce the risk of associated morbidities and mortalities. The present study aimed to determine medication adherence and its associated factors among hypertensive patients attending different primary health centers (PHC) in Abha, Saudi Arabia (KSA).Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among ten different PHCs in Abha, KSA. Simple random sampling procedure was utilized to choose 400 participants. A structured anonymous questionnaire was used in the present study. Analysis of the data was done using the SPSS program, version 23. A logistic regression statistical test was applied to identify the independent associated factors of medication adherence. Furthermore, we have applied Spearman’s test to find the correlation between overall B-IPQ score and medication adherence score.Results: A total of 400 hypertensive patients responded in the present survey. More than one-third of the participants (36.3%) were in the high adherence category group, while the remaining participants (63.7%) were either low or medium adherence category. The binary logistic

Thirunavukkarasu A, Naser Abdullah Alshahrani A, Mazen Abdel-Salam D, et al. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2022;16:2835-2844. The authors have advised the affiliation list on page 2835 is incorrect. The correct author list and affiliations are shown below. Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu,1 Abdullah Naser Abdullah Alshahrani,1,2 Doaa Mazen Abdel-Salam,3 Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi,1 Bashayer Farhan ALruwaili,1 Aseel Awad Alsaidan,1 Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy,4 Aliyah Muteb AL-Ruwaili,5 Fahad Ghuwayli aljabri,6 Rahaf Khalaf Albalawi,6 Khaled Abdulrahman F Alanazi6 1Department of Community and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Public Health, Asir Health Affairs, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt; 4Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Jouf Health Affairs, Sakaka, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia; 6College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia This error was introduced by the Editorial staff during the publication process.