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

Yakup Cag; Mohammad Emad Al Madadha; Handan Ankarali; Yasemin Cag; Kubra Demir Onder; Aysegul Seremet-Keskin; Filiz Kizilates; Rok Civljak; Ghaydaa Shehata; Handan Alay; Sevil Alkan-Ceviker; Fatma Yilmaz-Karadag; Meliha Cagla-Sonmezer; Manar Ezzelarab Ramadan; Dumitru Irina Magdelena; Ljiljana Betica Radic; Jurica Arapovic; Fatma Kesmez-Can; Nagwa Mostafa El-Sayed; Oladapo Babatunde Campbell; Gulden Eser-Karlidag; Reham Khedr; Mehmet Emirhan Isik; Michael Mihailov Petrov; Roxana Cernat; Umran Erturk; Yesim Uygun-Kizmaz; Eva Huljev; Fatma Amer; Mehmet Resat Ceylan; Andrea Marino; Gulnur Kul; Tuba Damar-Cakirca; Yara Mohsen Khalaf; Arzu Cennet Isik; Olumuyiwa Elijah Ariyo; Ismail Necati Hakyemez; Rezaul Karim Ripon; Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh; Emine Kubra Dindar-Demiray; Osasona Oluwadamilola Gideon; Maya Belitova; Mustafa Altindis; Rehab El-Sokkary; Recep Tekin; Mohammed Ahmed Garout; Joanna Zajkowska; Farhan Fazal; Muhammed Bekcibasi; Mirsada Hukic; Summiya Nizamuddin; Serkan Surme; Ricardo Fernandez; Amani El-Kholy; Nasim Akhtar; Saadia Ijaz; Andrea Cortegiani; Meliha Meric-Koc; Hakan Hasman; Agah Victor Maduka; Jehan Ali ElKholy; Sema Sari; Mumtaz Ali Khan; Yasemin Akin; Sukran Kose; Hakan Erdem

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

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

Yakup Cag, Mohammad Emad Al Madadha, Handan Ankarali, Yasemin Cag, Kubra Demir Onder, Aysegul Seremet-Keskin, Filiz Kizilates, Rok Civljak, Ghaydaa Shehata, Handan Alay, …

Journal of infection in developing countries, Vol.16(6), pp.1081-1088

01/06/2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.16085

PMID: 35797304

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Infectious Diseases

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

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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.

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Title: Vaccine hesitancy and refusal among parents: An international ID-IRI survey
Creators - without role: Yakup Cag - Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Mohammad Emad Al Madadha - University of Maryland, Baltimore
Handan Ankarali - Istanbul Medeniyet University
Yasemin Cag - Istanbul Medeniyet University
Kubra Demir Onder - Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Aysegul Seremet-Keskin - Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Filiz Kizilates - Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Rok Civljak - University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr Fran Mihaljevic"
Ghaydaa Shehata - Assiut University
Handan Alay - Atatürk University
Sevil Alkan-Ceviker - College Station Medical Center
Fatma Yilmaz-Karadag - Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr Ilhank Varank Training and Research Hospital. İstanbul, Turkey.
Meliha Cagla-Sonmezer - Hacettepe University
Manar Ezzelarab Ramadan - Suez University
Dumitru Irina Magdelena - Ovidius University
Ljiljana Betica Radic - University of Dubrovnik
Jurica Arapovic - University Clinical Hospital Mostar
Fatma Kesmez-Can - Atatürk University
Nagwa Mostafa El-Sayed - Research Institute of Ophthalmology
Oladapo Babatunde Campbell - Department of Infectious Diseases, Grace Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
Gulden Eser-Karlidag - Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
Reham Khedr - Children Cancer Hospital
Mehmet Emirhan Isik - Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Infect Dis & Clin Microbiol, Kosuyolu Training & Res Hosp, Istanbul, Turkey
Michael Mihailov Petrov - College Station Medical Center
Roxana Cernat - Ovidius University
Umran Erturk - Department of Infectious Diseases, Bahrain Oncology Center, Bahrain.
Yesim Uygun-Kizmaz - Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital
Eva Huljev - University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr Fran Mihaljevic"
Fatma Amer - Zagazig University
Mehmet Resat Ceylan - College Station Medical Center
Andrea Marino - Ospedale Garibaldi
Gulnur Kul - Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kirikhan state Hospital, Hatay, Turkey.
Tuba Damar-Cakirca - Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Yara Mohsen Khalaf - Alexandria University
Arzu Cennet Isik - Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Olumuyiwa Elijah Ariyo - Ekiti State University
Ismail Necati Hakyemez - Balıkesir University
Rezaul Karim Ripon - Jahangirnagar University
Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
Emine Kubra Dindar-Demiray - Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bitlis State Hospital, Bitlis, Turkey.
Osasona Oluwadamilola Gideon - Lagos State Health Service Commission
Maya Belitova - Queen Giovanna Hospital
Mustafa Altindis - Sakarya University
Rehab El-Sokkary - Zagazig University
Recep Tekin - Dicle University
Mohammed Ahmed Garout - Umm al-Qura University
Joanna Zajkowska - Medical University of Białystok
Farhan Fazal - Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Muhammed Bekcibasi - Bismil State Hosp, Dept Infect Dis & Clin Microbiol, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Mirsada Hukic - Institute for Biomedical Diagnostics and Research NALAZ
Summiya Nizamuddin - Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center
Serkan Surme - Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ricardo Fernandez - San Juan City Hospital
Amani El-Kholy - Cairo University
Nasim Akhtar - Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Saadia Ijaz - Shalamar Hospital
Andrea Cortegiani - University of Palermo
Meliha Meric-Koc - College Station Medical Center
Hakan Hasman - Memorial Ankara Hospital
Agah Victor Maduka - Ebonyi State University
Jehan Ali ElKholy - Cairo University
Sema Sari - Intens
Mumtaz Ali Khan - Natl Inst Hlth Islamabad, Dept Epidemiol & Dis Surveillance, Islamabad, Pakistan
Yasemin Akin - Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Pediat, Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar City Hosp, Istanbul, Turkey
Sukran Kose - Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University
Hakan Erdem - Ankara
Publication Details: Journal of infection in developing countries, Vol.16(6), pp.1081-1088
Publisher: J Infection Developing Countries
Number of pages: 8
Identifiers: 9931169208331
Academic Unit: Umm Al Qura University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article