Reasons for parental hesitancy or refusal of childhood vaccination in Turkiye

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dc.authoridBARAN, Ayşe/0000-0002-0591-2936
dc.authoridBOZ, GULSEDA/0000-0003-1959-0226
dc.authorwosidBARAN, Ayşe/JWO-3831-2024
dc.authorwosidBOZ, GULSEDA/ACH-3821-2022
dc.contributor.authorTekin, Cigdem
dc.contributor.authorGokce, Ayse
dc.contributor.authorBoz, Gulseda
dc.contributor.authorAslan, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorYigit, Esra
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:54:27Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:54:27Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Although vaccines play a critical role in the control of infectious diseases and disease outbreaks, vaccination rates have been declining in recent years because of vaccine hesitancy or refusal.Aims: We aimed to determine the rates and reasons for parental hesitancy or refusal of vaccination for their children in Turkiye. Method: A total of 1100 participants selected from 26 regions of Turkiye were involved in this cross-sectional study conducted between July 2020 and April 2021. Using a questionnaire, we collected data on the sociodemographic characteristics of parents, the status of vaccine hesitancy or refusal for their children, and reasons for the hesitancy or refusal. Using Excel and SPSS version 22.0, we analysed the data with chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and binomial logistic regression.Results: Only 9.4% of the participants were male and 29.5% were aged 33-37 years. Just over 11% said they were worried about childhood vaccination, mainly because of the chemicals used in manufacturing the vaccines. The level of concern was greater among those who got information about vaccines from the internet, family members, friends, TV, radio, and newspapers. Those who used complementary health services were considerably more hesitant about vaccination than those who used mainstream services. Conclusions: Parents in Turkiye have several reasons for hesitating or refusing to vaccinate their children, key among which are concerns about the chemical composition of the vaccines and their ability to trigger negative health conditions such as autism. This study used a large sample size across Turkiye, although there were differences by region, the findings would be useful in designing interventions to counter vaccine hesitancy or refusal in the country.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipInonu University, Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [TCD-2020-2218]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding: This study received funding from Inonu University, Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (TCD-2020-2218) .en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.26719/emhj.23.059
dc.identifier.endpage353en_US
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397
dc.identifier.issn1687-1634
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid37306171en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85161717052en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage343en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26719/emhj.23.059
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/101405
dc.identifier.volume29en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001010549200006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWho Eastern Mediterranean Regional Officeen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEastern Mediterranean Health Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectchildhood vaccinationen_US
dc.subjectpublic healthen_US
dc.subjectvaccine hesitancyen_US
dc.subjectvaccine refusalen_US
dc.subjectTurkiyeen_US
dc.titleReasons for parental hesitancy or refusal of childhood vaccination in Turkiyeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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