Educational background
experiences with diseases and vaccines
income level
Residency
Educational background
Experiences with disease/vaccines/health professionals
Income level
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)
What demographic variables are associated with vaccine refusal?
Educational background
Age of children
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.”
What demographic variables are associated with vaccine refusal?
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.