Vaccine hesitancy among mothers of under-five children in Coastal South India: A facility-based cross-sectional study

Nithin Kumar; Rekha Thapar; Priya Surendran; Aleemath Shahdiya; Vibha Mahendran; Ranjitha Ramesh; Deepali J. Shetty; Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan; Prasanna Mithra; Ramesh Holla; Darshan Bhagwan; Avinash Kumar

doi:10.12688/f1000research.28293.3

Vaccine hesitancy among mothers of under-five children in Coastal South India: A facility-based cross-sectional study

Nithin Kumar, Rekha Thapar, Priya Surendran, Aleemath Shahdiya, Vibha Mahendran, Ranjitha Ramesh, Deepali J. Shetty, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Prasanna Mithra, Ramesh Holla, Darshan Bhagwan, Avinash Kumar

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Background: Vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been identified by the World Health Organization as one among the top ten threats to global public health. There is limited literature regarding VH from developing countries like India. Methods: In this facility based cross-sectional study, 172 mothers of under-five children were assessed regarding VH using the parental attitude towards childhood vaccination questionnaire (PACV). Results: The prevalence of VH was 3.4% (n=6). Only 7.6% (n=13) of the study participants had ever refused vaccination for their child and the most common reason cited for their refusal was that they thought it was not safe (n=6). Government health facilities was the place of routine immunization for 60.5% (n=104) participants. Health care providers (n =79, 46%) were the major source of information regarding vaccines. Conclusions: Our study highlights the presence of very low prevalence of VH in Mangalore compared to similar studies from India and other parts of the world. The limited number of participants had refused vaccination due to concerns related to vaccine safety.

Original language	English
Article number	186
Journal	F1000Research
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.28293.3
Publication status	Published - 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Immunology and Microbiology(all)
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.12688/f1000research.28293.3

Cite this

@article{e98429b98124407a97693930e5964cd2,

title = "Vaccine hesitancy among mothers of under-five children in Coastal South India: A facility-based cross-sectional study",

abstract = "Background: Vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been identified by the World Health Organization as one among the top ten threats to global public health. There is limited literature regarding VH from developing countries like India. Methods: In this facility based cross-sectional study, 172 mothers of under-five children were assessed regarding VH using the parental attitude towards childhood vaccination questionnaire (PACV). Results: The prevalence of VH was 3.4% (n=6). Only 7.6% (n=13) of the study participants had ever refused vaccination for their child and the most common reason cited for their refusal was that they thought it was not safe (n=6). Government health facilities was the place of routine immunization for 60.5% (n=104) participants. Health care providers (n =79, 46%) were the major source of information regarding vaccines. Conclusions: Our study highlights the presence of very low prevalence of VH in Mangalore compared to similar studies from India and other parts of the world. The limited number of participants had refused vaccination due to concerns related to vaccine safety.",

author = "Nithin Kumar and Rekha Thapar and Priya Surendran and Aleemath Shahdiya and Vibha Mahendran and Ranjitha Ramesh and Shetty, {Deepali J.} and Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan and Prasanna Mithra and Ramesh Holla and Darshan Bhagwan and Avinash Kumar",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Thapar R et al.",

year = "2021",

doi = "10.12688/f1000research.28293.3",

language = "English",

volume = "10",

journal = "F1000Research",

issn = "2046-1402",

publisher = "F1000 Research Ltd.",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Vaccine hesitancy among mothers of under-five children in Coastal South India

T2 - A facility-based cross-sectional study

AU - Kumar, Nithin

AU - Thapar, Rekha

AU - Surendran, Priya

AU - Shahdiya, Aleemath

AU - Mahendran, Vibha

AU - Ramesh, Ranjitha

AU - Shetty, Deepali J.

AU - Unnikrishnan, Bhaskaran

AU - Mithra, Prasanna

AU - Holla, Ramesh

AU - Bhagwan, Darshan

AU - Kumar, Avinash

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Background: Vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been identified by the World Health Organization as one among the top ten threats to global public health. There is limited literature regarding VH from developing countries like India. Methods: In this facility based cross-sectional study, 172 mothers of under-five children were assessed regarding VH using the parental attitude towards childhood vaccination questionnaire (PACV). Results: The prevalence of VH was 3.4% (n=6). Only 7.6% (n=13) of the study participants had ever refused vaccination for their child and the most common reason cited for their refusal was that they thought it was not safe (n=6). Government health facilities was the place of routine immunization for 60.5% (n=104) participants. Health care providers (n =79, 46%) were the major source of information regarding vaccines. Conclusions: Our study highlights the presence of very low prevalence of VH in Mangalore compared to similar studies from India and other parts of the world. The limited number of participants had refused vaccination due to concerns related to vaccine safety.

AB - Background: Vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been identified by the World Health Organization as one among the top ten threats to global public health. There is limited literature regarding VH from developing countries like India. Methods: In this facility based cross-sectional study, 172 mothers of under-five children were assessed regarding VH using the parental attitude towards childhood vaccination questionnaire (PACV). Results: The prevalence of VH was 3.4% (n=6). Only 7.6% (n=13) of the study participants had ever refused vaccination for their child and the most common reason cited for their refusal was that they thought it was not safe (n=6). Government health facilities was the place of routine immunization for 60.5% (n=104) participants. Health care providers (n =79, 46%) were the major source of information regarding vaccines. Conclusions: Our study highlights the presence of very low prevalence of VH in Mangalore compared to similar studies from India and other parts of the world. The limited number of participants had refused vaccination due to concerns related to vaccine safety.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85116684207&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85116684207&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.12688/f1000research.28293.3

DO - 10.12688/f1000research.28293.3

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85116684207

SN - 2046-1402

VL - 10

JO - F1000Research

JF - F1000Research

M1 - 186

ER -

Vaccine hesitancy among mothers of under-five children in Coastal South India: A facility-based cross-sectional study

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this