Chung-Delgado, K., Valdivia Venero, J.E. and Vu, T.M. orcid.org/0000-0002-2540-8825 (2021) Vaccine hesitancy: characteristics of the refusal of childhood vaccination in a Peruvian population. Cureus, 13 (3). e14105. ISSN 2168-8184
Abstract
Understanding the determinants of vaccine hesitancy is paramount to reinstate confidence in immunizations. The objective of this investigation was to explore the characteristics of the vaccination decision-making process that may result in the refusal of childhood immunization in Peru, during February-June 2020. A descriptive, cross-sectional study involving telephone interviews was executed in Peru. The Parents Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) survey was used. A demographic analysis was done, followed by an unadjusted exploratory subgroup analysis. Out of 552 subjects, 9.8% were considered vaccine hesitant, 70.3% had purposively delayed vaccination, 88.4% thought fewer vaccines were better and 52.2% were concerned about vaccine safety. The level of hesitancy was inversely proportional to the level of education and the number of children at home. Mothers and subjects aged ≤29 years showed a greater level of vaccine hesitancy. This population displays a vaccine-hesitant conduct. Vaccine safety and the number of vaccines to administer are important determining factors. This behavior could be influenced by variables such as level of education, number of children at home, parental relationship, and age. These results help understand local vaccination behaviors. More studies are encouraged to confirm and validate these findings.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Copyright 2021 Chung-Delgado et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0., (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Keywords: | immunization; pacv; peru; vaccine; vaccine hesitancy; vaccine refusal |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 May 2021 11:47 |
Last Modified: | 05 May 2021 11:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cureus, Inc. |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.7759/cureus.14105 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:173746 |