Understanding the influence of religious and safety concerns on childhood measles and pertussis vaccination: a study conducted in Aceh, Indonesia, 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aceh, the westernmost province in Indonesia, was granted autonomous status, allowing the area to officially practice Sharia law, making the region religiously conservative. The province has the lowest measles vaccination rates in the country, with only 54% coverage. This study aims to quantify the contribution of concerns or structural barriers on non-vaccination.

Methods

In a 2022 cross-sectional population-based study, 899 parents reported religious vaccine concerns, concerns about side effects, and whether they encountered structural barriers. The degree to which religious concerns impact the first dose of measles-rubella (MR1) and pentavalent (Penta1) vaccination was quantified through population-attributable fractions (PAF).

Results

Among respondents,

SUBMITTER: Murphy AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12465582 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature