Vaccine hesitancy and refusal among parents: An international ID-IRI survey

Introduction: Although vaccines are the safest and most effective means to prevent and control infectious diseases, the increasing rate of vaccine hesitancy and refusal (VHR) has become a worldwide concern. We aimed to find opinions of parents on vaccinating their children and contribute to availabl...

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Published in:Journal of infection in developing countries 2022-06, Vol.16 (6), p.1081-1088
Main Authors: Cag, Yakup, Al Madadha, Mohammad Emad, Ankarali, Handan, Cag, Yasemin, Demir Onder, Kubra, Seremet-Keskin, Aysegul, Kizilates, Filiz, Čivljak, Rok, Shehata, Ghaydaa, Alay, Handan, Alkan-Ceviker, Sevil, Yilmaz-Karadag, Fatma, Cagla-Sonmezer, Meliha, Ezzelarab Ramadan, Manar, Magdelena, Dumitru Irina, Radic, Ljiljana Betica, Arapovic, Jurica, Kesmez-Can, Fatma, El-Sayed, Nagwa Mostafa, Campbell, Oladapo Babatunde, Eser-Karlidag, Gulden, Khedr, Reham, Isik, Mehmet Emirhan, Petrov, Michael Mihailov, Cernat, Roxana, Erturk, Umran, Uygun-Kizmaz, Yesim, Huljev, Eva, Amer, Fatma, Ceylan, Mehmet Resat, Marino, Andrea, Kul, Gulnur, Damar-Cakirca, Tuba, Khalaf, Yara Mohsen, Isik, Arzu Cennet, Ariyo, Olumuyiwa Elijah, Hakyemez, Ismail Necati, Ripon, Rezaul Karim, Afkhamzadeh, Abdorrahim, Dindar-Demiray, Emine Kubra, Gideon, Osasona Oluwadamilola, Belitova, Maya, Altindis, Mustafa, El-Sokkary, Rehab, Tekin, Recep, Garout, Mohammed Ahmed, Zajkowska, Joanna, Fazal, Farhan, Bekcibasi, Muhammed, Hukic, Mirsada, Nizamuddin, Summiya, Surme, Serkan, Fernandez, Ricardo, El-Kholy, Amani, Akhtar, Nasim, Ijaz, Saadia, Cortegiani, Andrea, Meric-Koc, Meliha, Hasman, Hakan, Maduka, Agah Victor, ElKholy, Jehan Ali, Sari, Sema, Khan, Mumtaz Ali, Akin, Yasemin, Kose, Sukran, Erdem, Hakan
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Language:English
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Immunization
Infectious diseases
Parents & parenting
Vaccines
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Summary:Introduction: Although vaccines are the safest and most effective means to prevent and control infectious diseases, the increasing rate of vaccine hesitancy and refusal (VHR) has become a worldwide concern. We aimed to find opinions of parents on vaccinating their children and contribute to available literature in order to support the fight against vaccine refusal by investigating the reasons for VHR on a global scale. Methodology: In this international cross-sectional multicenter study conducted by the Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI), a questionnaire consisting of 20 questions was used to determine parents’ attitudes towards vaccination of their children. Results: Four thousand and twenty-nine (4,029) parents were included in the study and 2,863 (78.1%) were females. The overall VHR rate of the parents was found to be 13.7%. Nineteen-point three percent (19.3%) of the parents did not fully comply with the vaccination programs. The VHR rate was higher in high-income (HI) countries. Our study has shown that parents with disabled children and immunocompromised children, with low education levels, and those who use social media networks as sources of information for childhood immunizations had higher VHR rates (p < 0.05 for all). Conclusions: Seemingly all factors leading to VHR are related to training of the community and the sources of training. Thus, it is necessary to develop strategies at a global level and provide reliable knowledge to combat VHR.
ISSN:1972-2680
2036-6590
1972-2680
DOI:10.3855/jidc.16085