Social and psychological costs of preventive child health services in Haiti

Coreil, Jeannine; Augustin, Antoine; Halsey, Neal A.; Holt, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(94)90393-x

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“…From other studies, we know that persons at the margins of their societies have more problems in accessing vaccination services. [52][53][54] Although a high rate of anticipated acceptance of a vaccine does not represent actual vaccine acceptance, it indicates a perceived need for the prevention of childhood diarrhea, and suggests little objection towards the introduction of vaccinations. No differences in vaccine acceptability were found between parents of young children and other respondents in our study.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sociocultural Determinants of Anticipated Vaccine Acceptance for Acute Watery Diarrhea in Early Childhood in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Merten

Scheffold²,

Manianga³

et al. 2013

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Rotavirus and oral cholera vaccines have the potential to reduce diarrhea-related child mortality in low-income settings and are recommended by the World Health Organization. Uptake of vaccination depends on community support, and is based on local priorities. This study investigates local perceptions of acute watery diarrhea in childhood and anticipated vaccine acceptance in two sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2010, 360 randomly selected non-affected adults were interviewed by using a semi-structured questionnaire. Witchcraft and breastfeeding were perceived as potential cause of acute watery diarrhea by 51% and 48% of respondents. Despite misperceptions, anticipated vaccine acceptance at no cost was 99%. The strongest predictor of anticipated vaccine acceptance if costs were assumed was the educational level of the respondents. Results suggest that the introduction of vaccines is a local priority and local (mis)perceptions of illness do not compromise vaccine acceptability if the vaccine is affordable.

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confidence: 99%

Sociocultural Determinants of Anticipated Vaccine Acceptance for Acute Watery Diarrhea in Early Childhood in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Merten

Scheffold²,

Manianga³

et al. 2013

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…The breadth of our qualitative sampling frame to include defaulting mothers and those with anxieties regarding vaccines, as outlined in the Methods section, precludes us from making conclusions in this regard. A literature search of MEDLINE and CINAHL databases, identified only three papers alluding to the problem of dispassionate or rough handling by immunising doctors,35 49 50 two of which provided some evidence in support of this hypothesis 4950 Retrospective structured interviews of parents of 24–30 month old children compared 85 fully immunising, 70 defaulting and 73 refusing Pertussis vaccine 49.…”

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Low immunisation uptake: Is the process the problem?

Harrington

Woodman²,

Shannon³

2000

Journal of Epidemiology &Amp; Community Health

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“…In a study of a large US company, the children of employees who reported difficulty in taking time off from work were significantly less likely to be fully immunized (41). Investigators also found time conflicts to be barriers to immunization in Haiti and Indonesia (22,108). For children to receive preventive care, working parents require occasional time off from work to seek care and bring children to appointments.…”

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The Impact of Labor Policies on the Health of Young Children in the Context of Economic Globalization

Heymann

Earle

McNeill

2013

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Globalization has transformed the workplace at the same time that increasing numbers of children live in families in which all adults work for pay outside the home. Extensive research evidence demonstrates the importance of parental involvement in the early years of a child's life. Yet, parents caring for young children may face challenges in fulfilling both work and family responsibilities under current labor force conditions. In this article, we review the evidence on the importance of parental care for meeting young children's routine care needs, preventive health care needs, and curative medical treatment requirements. We examine the evidence regarding the impact of four policies in particular on young children's health and development: parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, early childhood care and education, and leave for children's health needs. Last, we examine the availability of these policies worldwide and discuss the potential economic implications.

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Social and psychological costs of preventive child health services in Haiti

Cited by 25 publications

References 4 publications

Sociocultural Determinants of Anticipated Vaccine Acceptance for Acute Watery Diarrhea in Early Childhood in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Sociocultural Determinants of Anticipated Vaccine Acceptance for Acute Watery Diarrhea in Early Childhood in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Low immunisation uptake: Is the process the problem?

The Impact of Labor Policies on the Health of Young Children in the Context of Economic Globalization

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