SynthesisCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2020
Vaccine hesitancy among parents of preschoolers in Canada: a systematic literature review.
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- Understanding the determinants of vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence among adolescents: a systematic review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Pooled it
- Socioeconomic inequality in recommended childhood vaccinations in Germany: evidence from insurance claims and concentration index decomposition.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Vaccination attitudes and intentions reported by Canadian children and their parents in the CHILD Cohort Study during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Overcoming barriers to childhood vaccination in a First Nations community: the impact of a home visiting program on vaccine uptake.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Factors associated with parents' hesitancy to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: The moderator role of parental anxiety.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- The decrease in childhood vaccination coverage and its sociodemographic determinants, the Netherlands, birth cohorts 2008 to 2020.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025Article
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- Improving United States HPV vaccination rates: Factors predictive of parental attitudes towards middle school entry requirements.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Digital health literacy, vaccine information sources, and vaccine acceptance among parents in Ontario: Quantitative findings from a mixed methods study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- The Influence of Introducing Free Vaccination againstVaccines · 2023Article
- Predictors and impact of trust on vaccine decisions in parents of 2-year-old children in Canada: findings from the 2017 Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey (cNICS).BMC public health · 2023Article
- Using an extended protection motivation theory to explain vaccine hesitancy: a cross-sectional study among Chinese adults.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Article
- Association between risk perception and influenza vaccine hesitancy for children among reproductive women in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national online survey.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Predictors of Real-World Parents' Acceptance to Vaccinate Their Children Against the COVID-19.Acta medica Lituanic · 2022Article
- Disparities in Delaware Caregiver Beliefs about the COVID-19 Vaccine for their Children.Delaware journal of public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose was to synthesize the available literature on what factors influence vaccine hesitancy of parents of preschoolers in Canada.
methodsDatabases (e.g., CINAHL, PubMed, OVID, Proquest) were searched for relevant research articles produced between January 2009 and October 2019. Articles were required to examine vaccine uptake in children aged 0-7, in the English language, and focused within a Canadian context. Articles were excluded if they focused on uptake of the influenza vaccine and if the study population was children with chronic health conditions. A total of 367 articles were reviewed and 12 met the criteria for inclusion in this review. SYNTHESIS: This review found that between 50% and 70% of children are completely vaccinated at 2 years old, with up to 97% having received at least one vaccine, and 2-5% receiving no vaccines. This review found that trust and access to health care providers is significantly associated with vaccine uptake, likely more important than parents' vaccine knowledge, and may compensate for challenges related to socio-economic status and family dynamics.
conclusionVaccine programs need to be created that are accessible to all families, with an awareness of the significant impact of trust on vaccine uptake. Future research should include consistent measures of vaccine uptake, and data from First Nation communities, and should examine how increased trust between health care providers and parents of preschool children would increase vaccine uptake in Canada.
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