A systematic review of studies that measure parental vaccine attitudes and beliefs in childhood vaccination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acceptance of vaccines is an important predictor of vaccine uptake. This has public health implications as those who are not vaccinated are at a higher risk of infection from vaccine preventable diseases. We aimed to examine how parental attitudes and beliefs towards childhood vaccination were measured in questionnaires through a systematic review of the literature.

Methods

We systematically reviewed the literature to identify primary research studies using tools to measure vaccine attitudes and beliefs, published between January 2012 and May 2018. Studies were included if they involved a quantitative survey of the attitudes and beliefs of parents about vaccinations recommended for children. We undertook a synthesis of the results with a focus on evaluating the to

SUBMITTER: Dyda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7433363 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature