Reasons for Vaccine Rejection in 0 to 2 Years Old Children Registered to Family Health Centers in Konya

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dc.contributor.authorKucukkendirci, Hasan
dc.contributor.authorKara, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorTurgut, Gulsum Gulperi
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:16:59Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:16:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective According to the 2017 report of the World Health Organization ( WHO), similar to 1.5 million people die from vaccine preventable diseases. The WHO is working to generate and popularize effective vaccination programs. However, the concept of vaccine rejection, which first started in Europe and United States, has started to make an impact in Turkey during the past 10 years. It is therefore seen as a growing danger in future. This study was conducted to determine, detect, and prevent the reasons of vaccine rejection that have increased in recent years. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between June and December at 2015. In all districts of Konya (n = 31), it was aimed to reach all 242 families who rejected vaccination to their 0 to 2 years old babies. Families having more than one child refused to vaccinate all of their children. A questionnaire consisting of 47 questions was prepared by the researchers, using the standard trainings of the Ministry of Health and the literature. A total of 172 families agreed to participate in this study. The questionnaire was applied to the parents using the telephone interview technique. Data were presented as mean +/- standard deviation and percentage. Results About 41.3% (n = 71) of the mothers were high school graduates, 50.6% (n = 87) of their fathers were university graduates. About 82.6% (n = 142) of the participants received examination, treatment and follow-up services from family physicians and family health personnel. About 20.9% (n = 36) of the children were the only children of the family. About 55.8% (n = 96) of the families also refused the vaccination for other children. About 83.7% (n = 144) of the unvaccinated children had infants/children follow-up care. While all participants stated that vaccines had side effects, 31.4% (n = 54) of these believed that vaccines cause autism or paralysis in infants. About 62.2% (n = 107) of theirmothers did not receive tetanus vaccine during pregnancy. The highest rate of nonvaccination was with the second dose of hepatitis A vaccine, which 96.5% (n = 166) refused. The most accepted vaccine was the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine, which was refused by 18.0% (n 1/4 31). About 79.7% (n = 137) of the participants did not know the reason for the vaccination and 95.9% (n (1/4) 165) thought that the vaccines were not required. All participants received information from the health personnel about the vaccines. While 9.9% (n = 17) of the families thought that vaccines cause infertility, 44.8% (n = 77) did not receive vaccination because the vaccines were produced abroad. Conclusion A growing number of families refuse to have their babies vaccinated. The production of vaccines abroad is a major cause of insecurity. There are also beliefs that vaccines cause infertility. Vaccine production in Turkey should be accelerated and public education about vaccines should be reviewed. Training provided to families about vaccines should also be reviewed.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1055/s-0041-1722972
dc.identifier.endpage79en_US
dc.identifier.issn1305-7707
dc.identifier.issn1305-7693
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85100949906en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage74en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1722972
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/12872
dc.identifier.volume16en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000618057900001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGeorg Thieme Verlag Kgen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Pediatric Infectious Diseasesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectVaccine Rejectionen_US
dc.subjectImmunizationen_US
dc.subjectAntivaccinationen_US
dc.titleReasons for Vaccine Rejection in 0 to 2 Years Old Children Registered to Family Health Centers in Konyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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