Community perceptions of vaccination among influential stakeholders: qualitative research in rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In India and other low- and middle-income countries, multiple family and community members are influential in caregivers' perceptions of vaccination. Existing literature indicates the primary caregiver, typically the mother, is instrumental in vaccine decision-making, but this may vary in contexts. We investigated the role of stakeholders in India who influence caregivers' vaccination perceptions, as this is essential to developing strategies to promote vaccine acceptance and improve uptake.

Methods

This research was conducted in 2019 in Mewat District in Haryana, an area in India with extremely low vaccination coverage. We conducted six focus group discussions with 60 participants in the following categories: fathers of children under-5 years old, expectant mothe

SUBMITTER: Dhaliwal BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8600485 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature