ArticleTherapeutic advances in vaccines and immunotherapy2023
Decision-making in childhood vaccination: vaccine hesitancy among caregivers of under-5 children from a tertiary care institution in Eastern India.
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- Factors influencing vaccine hesitancy toward non-covid vaccines in South Asia: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Comprehensive Immunisation Among Children Aged 12-23 Months in India-A Multilevel Modelling Analysis From the National Family Health Survey (2015-21).Public health challenges · 2026Article
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- Prevalence and factors associated with vaccine hesitancy among caregivers of children under five years in Pece-Laroo Division, Gulu City, Uganda.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
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- Prediction of factors influencing adults' likelihood of accepting any COVID-19 vaccination and their willingness to pay - a nation-wide discrete choice experiment among the general public from India.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Determinants of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in South-West Nigeria: an explanatory sequential mixed method design.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Development of a prediction rule for incomplete vaccination among children in Indonesia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Vaccination Hesitancy and Its Impact on Immunization Coverage in Pediatrics: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Parents' or legal guardians' beliefs and attitudes about childhood vaccination: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Acceptance of vaccines has been on a decline in recent times, with vaccine hesitancy being listed as one of the top 10 global health threats. This study analysed vaccine hesitancy and belief towards vaccination among caregivers of children aged below 5 years. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 196 caregivers of children aged 6 months to below 5 years who had attended an immunization clinic at a tertiary care institute of Eastern India from March to May 2019 were surveyed. Consecutive sampling was used to recruit eligible study participants. The survey assessed the attitudes of parents towards childhood vaccination by using the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale and their beliefs towards vaccination. Univariate analysis was performed to assess the association of various sociodemographic factors with vaccine hesitancy. Results: Among the caregivers, most (48%) mothers were aged 26-35 years, literate and homemakers. Vaccine hesitancy was observed in 9.18% of the participants. Only the age of the child was significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy. Nearly half (48.5%) of the participants were concerned about the serious adverse effects of vaccines, and a third (30.6%) agreed that newer vaccines are associated with higher risks than the older ones. Caregivers felt that vaccines are no longer required for uncommon diseases. Conclusion: Concerns regarding vaccine hesitancy are prevalent even among caregivers attending a tertiary care institute. Thus, additional studies are required to assess hesitancy in urban, rural, remote and inaccessible areas. Policymakers ought to conduct periodic assessments and implement necessary remedial measures for the long-term sustenance of the benefits of the national immunization programme.
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