Hesitancy towards Japanese Encephalitis vaccine and its socio-demographic correlates among parents attending to children aged

Autor: Sara J. Ommen, Prasanna Mithra, T. Rekha, Nithin Kumar, Ramesh Holla, Sowmini P. Kamath, K. Jayashree, P.V. Neneh Feren
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 27, Iss , Pp 101585- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-3984
DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101585
Popis: Problem considered: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne disease with a vaccine as the main preventive strategy. Vaccine hesitancy among parents can pose a threat to the success of child vaccination programmes. Objectives: To determine the level of awareness regarding the transmission, treatment and sequelae of JE, assess the levels and determining factors of vaccine hesitancy and acceptance among parents accompanying their children aged 30 years (85.3% versus 83.7% among 2 children (90% versus 84.0% among those having
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