Vaccine practices, literacy, and hesitancy among parents in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immunisation is one of public health's greatest success stories, yet, annually, 20 million children miss out entirely or partially on routine immunisation. National immunisation estimates have the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lagging behind with 4% of children under the age of 1 not having received any vaccines. Vaccine hesitancy is considered one of the biggest barriers to vaccination. This study aims to evaluate the UAE's parents' vaccination attitudes and practices as well as estimate vaccine hesitancy's prevalence and determinants.

Methodology

This cross-sectional, descriptive study collected data from parents across the UAE during the months of March and April 2024. The 60-item questionnaire included the Parental Attitudes towards Childhood Vaccines scale (PACV

SUBMITTER: Barqawi HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11349212 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature