Mapping vaccine hesitancy—Country-specific characteristics of a global phenomenon

• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.09.039
• Publication Date: 2014-10-02T16:03:18Z
• Authors: Eve Dubé; Dominique Gagnon; Emily Nickels; Stanley Jeram; Melanie Schuster
• Keywords: Vaccines; Vaccination; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; veterinary(all); Article; 3. Good health; Interviews as Topic; Interviews; Immunization managers; 03 medical and health sciences; Infectious Diseases; 0302 clinical medicine; Immunology and Microbiology(all); Molecular Medicine; Humans; Immunization; Vaccine hesitancy; Determinants

The term vaccine hesitancy refers to delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability vaccination services. Different factors influence and these are context-specific, varying across time place with different vaccines. Factors such as complacency, convenience confidence involved. Acceptance may be decreasing several explanations for this trend have been proposed. WHO Strategic Advisory Group Experts (SAGE) on Immunization has recognized global importance recommended an interview study immunization managers (IMs) better understand range determinants that encountered settings. Interviews IMs 13 selected countries were conducted between September December 2013 various discourage identified. Vaccine was not defined consistently by most interpreted meaning refusal. Although existed all countries, some considered its impact programmes a minor problem. causes varied indicating need strengthen capacity national identify locally relevant causal develop adapted strategies address them.