Hesitancy towards Japanese Encephalitis vaccine and its socio-demographic correlates among parents attending to children aged <15 years in tertiary hospitals of Coastal South India

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

Abstract

Problem considered: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne disease with a vaccine as the main preventive strategy. Vaccine hesitancy among parents can pose a threat to the success of child vaccination programmes. Objectives: To determine the level of awareness regarding the transmission, treatment and sequelae of JE, assess the levels and determining factors of vaccine hesitancy and acceptance among parents accompanying their children aged <15 years to the study hospitals. Methods: This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 204 parents of children aged <15 years from February to May 2023. Data were collected using a pretested validated proforma and analysed using Jamovi software 2.3. Chi-square test and Binary Logistic Regression analyses were used. Results: Among, the 204 study participants (mean age 29.6 (±3.65) years), 73% (n = 129) were aged 30 years (85.3% versus 83.7% among 2 children (90% versus 84.0% among those having

DOI

10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101585

Publication Date

5-1-2024

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