Educating children and adolescents about vaccines: a review of current literature
Introduction: Until recently, research on vaccine hesitancy has focused primarily on parent populations. Although adolescent knowledge and views are gaining momentum within the literature, particularly with regards to the human papillomavirus and influenza, children remain a virtually unstudied popu...
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| description | Introduction: Until recently, research on vaccine hesitancy has focused primarily on parent populations. Although adolescent knowledge and views are gaining momentum within the literature, particularly with regards to the human papillomavirus and influenza, children remain a virtually unstudied population with regards to vaccine hesitancy. Areas Covered: This review focuses on the lack of literature in this area and argues for more vaccine hesitancy research involving child and adolescent populations. It also outlines special issues to consider when framing health promotion messages for children and adolescents. Finally, we explore the use of new and existing technologies as delivery mechanisms for education on vaccines and immunizations in populations of children and adolescents. Expert Commentary: Children undergo cognitive development and experiences with vaccines (e.g. pain or education) have the potential to create future attitudes toward vaccines. This can influence future vaccine behaviour, including their participation in decision-making around adolescent vaccines, their decisions to vaccinate themselves when they are adults, and their decisions to vaccinate their own children. Interventions aimed at children, such as education, can create positive attitudes toward vaccines. These can also potentially influence parental attitudes toward vaccines as children convey this knowledge to them. Both of these impacts require further study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49d92a5dfe47496d9e8857e0b14002522023-09-20T10:18:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupExpert Review of Vaccines1476-05841744-83952018-04-0117431132110.1080/14760584.2018.14569211456921Educating children and adolescents about vaccines: a review of current literatureAlexander R. Maisonneuve0Holly O. Witteman1Jamie Brehaut2Ève Dubé3Kumanan Wilson4University of OttawaUniversité LavalOttawa Hospital Research InstituteInstitut national de santé publique du QuébecOttawa Hospital Research InstituteIntroduction: Until recently, research on vaccine hesitancy has focused primarily on parent populations. Although adolescent knowledge and views are gaining momentum within the literature, particularly with regards to the human papillomavirus and influenza, children remain a virtually unstudied population with regards to vaccine hesitancy. Areas Covered: This review focuses on the lack of literature in this area and argues for more vaccine hesitancy research involving child and adolescent populations. It also outlines special issues to consider when framing health promotion messages for children and adolescents. Finally, we explore the use of new and existing technologies as delivery mechanisms for education on vaccines and immunizations in populations of children and adolescents. Expert Commentary: Children undergo cognitive development and experiences with vaccines (e.g. pain or education) have the potential to create future attitudes toward vaccines. This can influence future vaccine behaviour, including their participation in decision-making around adolescent vaccines, their decisions to vaccinate themselves when they are adults, and their decisions to vaccinate their own children. Interventions aimed at children, such as education, can create positive attitudes toward vaccines. These can also potentially influence parental attitudes toward vaccines as children convey this knowledge to them. Both of these impacts require further study.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2018.1456921vaccinesknowledgeattitudesbehaviorschildrentechnology |
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| title | Educating children and adolescents about vaccines: a review of current literature |
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