Current practices and needs regarding perinatal childhood immunization education for Japanese mothers

Saitoh, Aya; Saitoh, Akihiko; Sato, Isamu; Shinozaki, Tomohiro; Nagata, Satoko

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.069

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“…Previous reports have shown that a child whose mother has a lower education level is less likely to receive full immunizations [ 28 , 29 ]. Besides this, a mother with a higher education background would have a better awareness and capacity to take advantage of an immunization service [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. Third, we assumed that mothers with jobs had less time to spare for childhood immunization as it might not be one of the priorities amidst other competing events to bring healthy children to obtain vaccinations.…”

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An Overview of Coverage of BCG Vaccination and Its Determinants Based on Data from the Coverage Survey in Zhejiang Province

Chen

Liang

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To assess the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination coverage in Zhejiang province and to investigate predictors of the BCG vaccination, we used data from the 2017 Zhejiang provincial coverage survey. Demographic and immunization data on the selected children, their mothers, and their families were also collected by using a pre-tested questionnaire. BCG scars were verified among children who were available at the moment of survey. Coverage of BCG and other expanded program on immunization (EPI) vaccines scheduled before the first year of life was calculated. BCG coverage through the scar assessment and timeliness of BCG were also presented. Multivariate analyses of the predictors associated with the BCG vaccination and its timeliness were conducted separately. In total, 1393 children agreed to participate in the survey and presented the immunization cards. Of them, the coverage of BCG was 92.0% and 88.3% received the BCG within the first 28 days after birth. Besides this, 1282 out of the 1393 children were screened for the BCG scars and 97.1% of them had developed the scars. The multivariable logistic regression analyses indicated that hospital delivery, higher maternal education, a mother with no job, and a resident child were positively associated with the higher BCG vaccination coverage and its timely administrations. BCG coverage was optimal and it was administered in a timely manner. The majority of children vaccinated with BCG developed scars. Tailored interventions should be more greatly focused on and targeted to children with the risk factors identified in this study.

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An Overview of Coverage of BCG Vaccination and Its Determinants Based on Data from the Coverage Survey in Zhejiang Province

Chen

Liang

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“…A Japanese study found that during an antenatal clinic visit, only 14 of 70 (20%) pregnant women discussed infant immunization with a health care professional. 21 Health care professionals (particularly doctors, midwives, and nurses) are a common and trusted source of infant immunization information. 6, 21 -26 However, we found no association between the receipt of encouraging information from health care sources and immunization timeliness, which is consistent with a 2013 Cochrane review that concluded that antenatal face-to-face immunization education interventions had little or no effect on immunization status.…”

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Vaccine Education During Pregnancy and Timeliness of Infant Immunization

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“…20,21 Timing immunization education, including information about adverse events after vaccination, to take place during the perinatal period might be effective. 22 This study has a number of limitations. First, the study was conducted using a web-based survey.…”

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Mothers' preferences regarding new combination vaccines for their children in Japan, 2014

Shono

Kondo

2017

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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A number of new vaccines to prevent childhood diseases have been introduced globally over the last few decades. Only four combination vaccines are currently available in Japan, DTaP/sIPV, DTaP, DT, and MR, leading to complex infant vaccine scheduling. This study aims to investigate mothers' preferences with respect to combination vaccines for their children, should new combination vaccines become available that have not yet been launched in Japan or that will be developed in the future. We conducted a webbased, cross-sectional survey of 1,243 mothers who had at least one child between 2 months and 3 y of age. Mothers were recruited from an online survey panel of registered users. Their preferences were elicited using discrete choice experiments, the analyzed main effects model, and interactions using a mixed logit model. Mothers showed a preference for vaccines that prevented multiple diseases, had fewer injections per doctor visit, lower price, and lower risk of adverse events. Respondents valued a reduced risk of adverse events the most among all attributes in this study. The estimated monetary value of the willingness to pay for a 1% reduction in the risk of adverse events was < 92,557 ($ 907). Therefore, if new combination vaccines are introduced, the risk of adverse events after vaccination is an especially important factor for mothers. While the safety of the vaccines themselves is required, health professionals should also inform mothers about the benefits and risks of vaccination, to allay mothers' concerns about vaccine safety.

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Current practices and needs regarding perinatal childhood immunization education for Japanese mothers

Cited by 8 publications

References 19 publications

An Overview of Coverage of BCG Vaccination and Its Determinants Based on Data from the Coverage Survey in Zhejiang Province

An Overview of Coverage of BCG Vaccination and Its Determinants Based on Data from the Coverage Survey in Zhejiang Province

Vaccine Education During Pregnancy and Timeliness of Infant Immunization

Mothers' preferences regarding new combination vaccines for their children in Japan, 2014

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