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Articles on Public Health- Vaccine (Global)
Reference -China. What demographic variables are associated with vaccine refusal?
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Educational background
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experiences with diseases and vaccines
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income level
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Residency
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The demographics of vaccine hesitancy in Shanghai, China"...The aim of this study was to compare vaccine hesitancy between locals, long-time city residents, and non-locals, who have more recently moved to the city from either other urban or rural areas, in Shanghai, China..."
Reference -Turkey. What demographic variables are associated with vaccine refusal?
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Educational background
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Experiences with disease/vaccines/health professionals
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Income level
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Residency
Which demographic populations need outreach to encourage vaccine uptake?
Opposite of Shanghai in reference 1, individuals in Turkey who refused vaccination were high-income level and had high education levels. These families had a distrust of medical/health professionals and a perception of high individual risk. (developed geographical regions of Turkey)
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Vaccine rejection and hesitation in TurkeyIn Turkey, primary care staffs have observed an increased rate of vaccination refusal in recent years. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of vaccination refusal and hesitancy in Turkey, in addition to the demographic features and underlying reasons. The present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in İstanbul and Tekirdağ, two big Turkish cities that are exposed to widespread internal migration. To reflect Turkey's demographic structure, 1004 participants were selected using cluster sampling based on birthplace, age, and level of education, from all individuals who attended family medicine outpatient clinics at Namık Kemal University and Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital. A face-to-face questionnaire method was used. Data show that this decline was mainly the result of the increasing rate of vaccine rejection and hesitation, for which the most important reason was found to be distrust of vaccine companies. It can be concluded that individuals who display vaccine refusal and hesitation are mostly born in the developed geographical regions of Turkey and have high income and educational levels. According to these results, we anticipate that vaccination rates may fall in Turkey in the coming years.
Case Studies of Vaccine attitude in Central and South Texas
Reference Study from The University of Texas at Austin.
What demographic variables are associated with vaccine refusal?
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Educational background
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Age of children
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Residency
Which demographic populations need outreach to encourage vaccine uptake?
Suburban and higher-income urban communities were more likely to have higher rates of vaccination exemption vs. rural counties. “Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston were the cities with the highest risk of vaccine opt-outs. Areas with higher percentages of young children, ethnically white people and people with a bachelor's degree were more likely to have higher vaccination exemption rates.”
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Demographics linked to choice not to vaccinate children in Texas, study finds... median incomes and are ethnically white are less likely to vaccinate their children, according to analysis by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin...
Case Study - Rio Grande Valley.
What demographic variables are associated with vaccine refusal?
- economic status
- knowledge of vaccines/access to health education
Which demographic populations need outreach to encourage vaccine uptake?
low-income, rural, minority individuals who live in medically underserved settings such as the Rio Grande Valley (RGV).
-less educated and economically disadvantaged and have low health literacy.
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There’s Much Yet to be Done: Diverse Perspectives on HPV Vaccination... of vaccines yet remains underutilized. The number of national HPV vaccination programs has increased steadily; as of June 2017, 91 countries had introduced national HPV...