Parents' and informal caregivers' experiences of accessing childhood vaccination services within the United Kingdom: a systematic scoping review of empirical evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite repeated calls to action and considerable attention, childhood vaccination uptake has declined for a thirteenth consecutive year in the United Kingdom (UK). Increasingly, stakeholders are advocating for research which goes beyond vaccine hesitancy and explores service accessibility in greater depth. This scoping review aims to identify and critically assess how accessibility is being conceptualised and investigated with a view to informing future research. Research, that in turn, will dictate the interventions pursued to improve vaccination coverage.

Methods

A detailed search strategy was implemented across seven databases to identify research exploring parents' experiences of accessing childhood vaccination services within the UK. The analysis explored th

SUBMITTER: Chisnall G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653997 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature