Vaccination, despite being recognized as one of the most effective primary public health
measures, is viewed as unsafe and unnecessary by an increasing number of individuals …

Vaccine “hesitancy” is an emerging term in the literature and discourse on vaccine decision-
making and determinants of vaccine acceptance. It recognizes a continuum between the …

Background Immunization to prevent infectious diseases is a core strategy to improve
childhood health as well as survival. It remains a challenge for some African countries to …

Background Vaccine preventable diseases are still the most common cause of childhood
mortality, with an estimated 3 million deaths every year, mainly in Africa and Asia. An …

Objectives Concerns about vaccination lead to under-and no-vaccination. Our objective is to
synthesise and expose evidence on individuals' and communities' concerns about …

Vaccine preventable diseases have been responsible for a significant portion of childhood
mortality in low-income countries, and have been re-emerging in medium-and high-income …

Summary The concept of Vaccine Hesitancy has begun to appear in the scientific
landscape, referring to the reluctance of a growing proportion of people to accept the …

To achieve the full benefits of vaccination, it is key to understand the underlying causes of
low vaccination by researching the barriers to vaccination at a local level. This systematic …

Abstract Background Penta3 coverage in Nigeria was low at 33% in 2017. The most
reported reason for non-vaccination was lack of knowledge about the immunization place …

The effectiveness of immunization is widely accepted: it can successfully improve health
outcomes by reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with vaccine-preventable …