SynthesisHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2018
Health literacy and vaccination: A systematic review.
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150 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- What is the impact of health literacy on healthcare costs? A systematic review and evidence synthesis.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of influenza, herpes zoster, and pneumococcal vaccinations on the incidence of cardiovascular events in subjects aged over 65 years: a systematic review.GeroScience · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators of HPV vaccination in sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Vaccine Literacy and Vaccination: A Systematic Review.International journal of public health · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions to Improve Health among Reproductive-Age Women of Low Health Literacy: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC medicine · 2025Trial
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Impact of Mobile Health Technologies on Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Uptake in Mothers of Vaccine-Eligible Girls in Lagos, Nigeria (mHealth-HPVac).JCO global oncology · 2025Trial
- Continuity of Vaccination Across the Life Course: Poland in Comparison with Selected EU/EEA Countries and the United Kingdom.Vaccines · 2026Review
- Health literacy reductionism: when individual deficits become the default explanation.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- The Moderating Role of Demographic Variables in the Effect of Health Literacy on Anti-Vaccination Sentiment.Vaccines · 2026Article
- Association of the HPV vaccination intention‒behavior gap with ehealth literacy and health beliefs among chinese female college students: cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Vaccine communication: a critical review of foundations, challenges, and future directions.NPJ vaccines · 2026Review
- Disease burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis meningitis in children and adolescents: A population-based study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Mediation Analysis of the Relationship Between Health Literacy and the French General Population's Opinions on Hepatitis B Vaccination: Representative Cross-Sectional Survey of the SLAVACO Project.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Association between COVID-related health literacy and vaccine acceptance: results of a nationwide cross-sectional study in Hungary.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Caregivers' willingness and factors influencing uptake of the malaria vaccine among under-five children at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
This systematic review describes the current relationship between health literacy (HL) and vaccination (including attitude to vaccines, intention to vaccinate, and vaccine uptake). The aim is to comprehend the role of HL as a determinant of vaccine hesitancy. For this purpose, the following databases were explored from 1 January 2007 to 15 January 2017: PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, ERIC, Health Evidence, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library. Nine studies were included in the final synthesis. The role of HL in predicting vaccine hesitancy or acceptance seems to be influenced by a few key factors. These include country, age, and type of vaccine. However, the relationship between HL and vaccination remains unclear. New research studies are needed-particularly longitudinal ones that use multiple measurement tools. This would facilitate a better understanding of the role of HL in predicting vaccine uptake.
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