Vaccine hesitancy among parents in a multi-ethnic country, Malaysia

Azizi, Fatin Shaheera Mohd; Kew, Yueting; Moy, Foong Ming

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.04.010

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“…Comparison with other experiences reported in the literature, although the methods of recruitment and the use of measurement varied greatly across these different studies, showed that this value was similar to the 30.4% of parents in the United States, 25 whereas lower values have been observed elsewhere ranging from 11.6% to 19.5% . [26][27][28] Moreover, approximately one in five of this sample had delayed or had refused at least a shot of vaccines for their children. In other studies conducted in several countries, a lower proportions of parents who delayed or refused an immunization has been observed with values ranging beetween 2% and 7.9%.…”

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“…These findings are consistent with previous research in the literature. 26,28,32,37 This observation may be explained with the eradication and reductions over the past years of the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases, like smallpox and poliomielitis, and, therefore, younger parents do not have previous experiences of their severity. Indeed, if most people have never experienced the disease, they might start to worry less about the disease, and to question whether the vaccine is necessary and some of them will stop getting immunized.…”

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Investigating Italian parents' vaccine hesitancy: A cross-sectional survey

Napolitano

D’Alessandro

Angelillo

2018

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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This cross-sectional survey was designed to assess the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy and to identify factors associated among a randomly selected sample of parents. A questionnaire was self-administered from October to December 2017 to a sample of parents of children aged 2 to 6 years attending five randomly selected pre-schools in the geographic area of Naples, Italy. Out of the 727 selected parents, 437 returned the questionnaires for a response rate of 60.1%. The median of Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines Survey (PACV) score among participants was 45.8 with a total of 141 parents (34.7%) scored a value ≥50 and were defined hesitant about the childhood vaccinations. Vaccine hesitancy was significantly more common among those who were concerned and among those were not sure that any one of the childhood shots might not be safe, among those who were concerned that their children might have a serious side effect from a shot, among those who were concerned that a shot might not prevent the disease, among those who delayed and refused at least a shot of vaccine for their children, and in those who are not sure and uncertain in the pediatrician. More than half of parents (53.8%) expressed a desire to receive additional information about the childhood vaccinations. Parents who were not sure and uncertain that to follow the recommended shot schedule is a good idea for their children and those who were parents of first-born children were more likely to need additional information. This study finds a high prevalence of vaccine hesitancy among parents suggesting that in the immunization program is necessary to achieve a higher quality of the relationship between pediatricians and the community.

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Investigating Italian parents' vaccine hesitancy: A cross-sectional survey

Napolitano

D’Alessandro

Angelillo

2018

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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“…We retrieved a total of 6,277 studies. After removal of duplicates and screening of titles and abstracts, 22 full texts remained, of which 16 were included in the narrative synthesis [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] (see Figure 1). The main features of the included studies are summarized in Table 1.…”

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“…All studies were conducted in western nations, with the exception of one conducted in Japan 32 and one in Malaysia. 36 Most quantitative studies made use of an ad hoc questionnaire specifically developed for the purpose of the research project, although three of them 36,37,40 used a version of the questionnaire developed by Opel et al for the Parent Attitudes and Childhood Vaccines (PACV) survey, 45,46 which was adapted for pregnant women. The original PACV survey was self-administered and contained 15 items in three domains (behavior, safety and efficacy, and general attitudes), and in the three studies cited it was slightly modified to include specific items relating to expectant mothers.…”

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“…The source of information on pediatric vaccination was investigated in eight studies. 30,31,33,36,38,[42][43][44] Only Danchin et al 42 reported healthcare professionals (mainly midwives and GPs) as the most highly accessed resource, while in all other studies the internet 32,36,42 or media 30,31,40,41 were the most frequently used. Word of mouth was reported as one of the most common sources of information in all Italian studies, 38,43,44 as well as by Danchin et al 42 ; the Italian studies also reported frequent use of non-institutional websites by pregnant women.…”

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Factors affecting the vaccination choices of pregnant women for their children: a systematic review of the literature

Rosso

Massimi

Pitini

et al. 2020

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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In recent years, an increase in vaccine hesitancy has led to a decrease in vaccination coverage in several countries. We conducted a systematic review of studies that assessed knowledge of and attitudes toward pediatric vaccinations, and the vaccination choices and their determinants among pregnant women. A total of 6,277 records were retrieved, and 16 full texts were included in the narrative synthesis. The published literature on the topic shows that, overall, pregnant women believe that vaccines are important for the protection of their children and the community, but various concerns and misunderstandings persist around vaccine safety and efficacy, which reduce the trust of expectant mothers in immunization. Nevertheless, such attitudes and choices vary depending on the vaccine being considered and the corresponding determinants should therefore be studied in the context of each specific vaccination. Further research on this topic is needed, particularly in non-western countries.

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The relationship between having a usual source of primary care and COVID‐19 parental vaccine hesitancy: A nationwide survey among Japanese mothers

Kushibuchi

Tsuchida

et al. 2023

J of Gen and Family Med

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Background: Studies have shown that a usual source of care increases the receipt of child preventive care; however, the relationship between having a usual source of primary care and COVID-19 parental vaccine hesitancy has not been fully investigated.The aims of this study were to elucidate the characteristics of mothers with a primary care physician, and to explore the relationship between having a usual source of primary care and COVID-19 parental vaccine hesitancy among mothers in Japan. Method:This cross-sectional survey-based study included 4516 mothers. Using a chisquare test, the characteristics of mothers with and without a primary care physician were compared. Poisson regression was applied to evaluate the relationship between having a usual source of primary care and parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.Results: Mothers with a usual source of primary care had higher education, lower mental distress, had younger children, and were less hesitant toward the child's COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccine hesitancy was observed in 39.8% of mothers with a usual source of primary care and 45.5% of those without. Poisson regression analysis showed that mothers with a primary care physician were less vaccine-hesitant (IRR = 0.90, 95% CI = 0.84-0.96) after adjusting for potential confounders. Conclusion:This study suggested that having a usual source of primary care may contribute to lower parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. However, the high vaccine hesitancy rate, even among mothers with a usual source of primary care, warrants healthcare providers to be equipped to help parents make informed decisions about vaccination through the continuity of care.

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Vaccine hesitancy among parents in a multi-ethnic country, Malaysia

Cited by 142 publications

References 30 publications

Investigating Italian parents' vaccine hesitancy: A cross-sectional survey

Investigating Italian parents' vaccine hesitancy: A cross-sectional survey

Factors affecting the vaccination choices of pregnant women for their children: a systematic review of the literature

The relationship between having a usual source of primary care and COVID‐19 parental vaccine hesitancy: A nationwide survey among Japanese mothers

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