Parental Acceptance, Parental Hesitancy, and Uptake of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination among Children Aged 6-59 Months: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: This systematic review and meta-analysis summarises the literature on parental acceptance, parental hesitancy, uptake, and the associated factors of seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) among children aged 6-59 months. Studies were sourced from the following platforms: PubMed, Web of Science, MEDLINE, and EMBASE databases. A random-effects model was used to evaluate the prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of parental acceptance, parental hesitancy, and SIV uptake in the last flu season and lifetime among children. A total of 36 studies were included for analysis. The overall prevalence was 64% for parental acceptance (95% CI: 51-75%), 34% for parental hesitancy (95% CI: 22-48%), 41% for SIV uptake in the last flu season (95% CI: 33-50%), and 46% for SIV uptake in a lifetime (95% C

SUBMITTER: Chan PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10459009 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature