Vaccine hesitancy: an overview

E Dubé, C Laberge, M Guay, P Bramadat… - Human vaccines & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Despite being recognized as one of the most successful public health measures, vaccination
is perceived as unsafe and unnecessary by a growing number of individuals. Lack of …

[HTML][HTML] The benefit of the doubt or doubts over benefits? A systematic literature review of perceived risks of vaccines in European populations

E Karafillakis, HJ Larson - Vaccine, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The success of vaccination strategies depends in part on population perceptions
of benefits and risks of vaccines and related confidence in vaccination. Better knowledge of …

Minor to moderate side effects of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine among Saudi residents: a retrospective cross-sectional study

NA El-Shitany, S Harakeh, SM Badr-Eldin… - … journal of general …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has recently received emergency
approval from the US FDA. The mRNA technology was used to manufacture the Pfizer …

Parents' and informal caregivers' views and experiences of communication about routine childhood vaccination: a synthesis of qualitative evidence

HMR Ames, C Glenton, S Lewin - Cochrane Database of …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Childhood vaccination is an effective way to prevent serious childhood
illnesses, but many children do not receive all the recommended vaccines. There are …

Vaccines are not associated with autism: an evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies

LE Taylor, AL Swerdfeger, GD Eslick - Vaccine, 2014 - Elsevier
There has been enormous debate regarding the possibility of a link between childhood
vaccinations and the subsequent development of autism. This has in recent times become a …

The impact of antenatal depression on perinatal outcomes in Australian women

J Eastwood, FA Ogbo, A Hendry, J Noble, A Page… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background In Australia, there is limited evidence on the impact of antenatal depression on
perinatal outcomes. This study investigates the association between maternal depressive …

Parents with doubts about vaccines: which vaccines and reasons why

DA Gust, N Darling, A Kennedy, B Schwartz - Pediatrics, 2008 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES. The goals were (1) to obtain national estimates of the proportions of parents
with indicators of vaccine doubt,(2) to identify factors associated with those parents …

A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy

MED Crescitelli, L Ghirotto, H Sisson, L Sarli, G Artioli… - Public Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Immunization is one of the most successful and cost-effective interventions to
improve health outcomes. However, internationally, the phenomenon of parental vaccine …

Systematic review of qualitative studies exploring parental beliefs and attitudes toward childhood vaccination identifies common barriers to vaccination

E Mills, AR Jadad, C Ross, K Wilson - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a systematic review of qualitative studies can lead to
identification of consistent themes across studies, using barriers toward childhood …

Underimmunization among children: effects of vaccine safety concerns on immunization status

DA Gust, TW Strine, E Maurice, P Smith, H Yusuf… - …, 2004 - publications.aap.org
Objective. To examine the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of parents whose children were
underimmunized with respect to≥ 2 vaccines that have recently received negative attention …