Vaccine-hesitant parents' reasons for choosing alternative protection methods in Turkey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents use alternative protective methods instead of having their children vaccinated because of their various concerns.

Aims

The aim of this study is to examine the processes by which the parents preferred alternative methods rather than the vaccines to strengthen their child's immune system.

Methods

Semi-structured, qualitative interviews were conducted with 22 parents who had vaccine hesitancy. The study sample consisted of parents whose children were between the ages of 0 and 18 years and who experienced vaccine hesitancy and lived in Turkey. The interviews with individuals were conducted online and aimed to be representative of the population of Turkey.

Results

The factors that caused parental vaccine hesitancy were various, such as vaccine con

SUBMITTER: Sumengen AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8899307 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature