Perceptions of measles, pneumonia, and meningitis vaccines among caregivers in Shanghai, China, and the health belief model: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In China, the measles vaccine is offered for free whereas the pneumococcal vaccine is a for-fee vaccine. This difference has the potential to influence how caregivers evaluate whether a vaccine is important or necessary for their child, but it is unclear if models of health behavior, such as the Health Belief Model, reveal the same associations for different diseases. This study compares caregiver perceptions of different diseases (measles, pneumonia and meningitis); and characterizes associations between Health Belief Model constructs and both pneumococcal vaccine uptake and perceived vaccine necessity for pneumonia, measles, and meningitis.

Methods

Caregivers of infants and young children between 8 months and 7 years of age from Shanghai (n = 619) completed a wr

SUBMITTER: Wagner AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5468991 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature