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Childhood Vaccine Acceptance and Refusal among Warao Amerindian Caregivers in Venezuela; A Qualitative Approach.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Prevalence of caregiver hesitancy for vaccinations in children and its associated factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Factors that influence parents' and informal caregivers' views and practices regarding routine childhood vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- Parental perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs regarding vaccination of children aged 0-5 years: A qualitative study of hill-tribe communities, Thailand.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
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- Parents' views and information status on childhood vaccines: which myths play a role.Central European journal of public health · 2022Article
- Vaccine-hesitant parents' reasons for choosing alternative protection methods in Turkey.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2021Article
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- Vaccine hesitancy and the resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases: the way forward for Malaysia, a Southeast Asian country.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesAcceptance of childhood vaccination varies between societies, affecting worldwide vaccination coverage. Low coverage rates are common in indigenous populations where parents often choose not to vaccinate their children. We aimed to gain insight into reasons for vaccine acceptance or rejection among Warao Amerindians in Venezuela.
methodsBased on records of vaccine acceptance or refusal, in-depth interviews with 20 vaccine-accepting and 11 vaccine-declining caregivers were performed. Parents' attitudes were explored using a qualitative approach.
resultsAlthough Warao caregivers were generally in favor of vaccination, fear of side effects and the idea that young and sick children are too vulnerable to be vaccinated negatively affected vaccine acceptance. The importance assigned to side effects was related to the perception that these resembled symptoms/diseases of another origin and could thus harm the child. Religious beliefs or traditional healers did not influence the decision-making process.
conclusionsParental vaccine acceptance requires educational programs on the preventive nature of vaccines in relation to local beliefs about health and disease. Attention needs to be directed at population-specific concerns, including explanation on the nature of and therapeutic options for side effects.
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