Health Education and Vaccination for the Construction of Inclusive Societies
Globalization has led to what has happened in a certain part of the world having a significant and rapid impact on other places, causing significant changes in health problems. In the last quarter of the 18th century, the history of vaccination began, becoming an effective tool to prevent and contro...
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| author | Eduardo García-Toledano Ascensión Palomares-Ruiz Antonio Cebrián-Martínez Emilio López-Parra |
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| description | Globalization has led to what has happened in a certain part of the world having a significant and rapid impact on other places, causing significant changes in health problems. In the last quarter of the 18th century, the history of vaccination began, becoming an effective tool to prevent and control communicable diseases. This paper proposes an observational research with a cross-sectional design to study the importance of health education and vaccination in building inclusive societies. With a sample of 1000 participants from 76 countries, vaccine awareness and regulation were analyzed, considering the following variables: gender, age, sector, Human Development Index (HDI), and continent. The instrument used was a questionnaire (VACUNASEDUCA) developed for this research and timely validated. As a result, it is highlighted that the profiles of women, people under 30 years of age, education sector, high Human Development Index, and European continent are those that most value the importance of raising awareness in society and the regulation of actions for vaccination compliance. The consequences of “vaccine reluctance” are of concern in every country on the planet. Therefore, it is concluded that effective and evidence-based communication is key to allaying fears and promoting acceptance of vaccination around the world, building inclusive societies in which all citizens enjoy the health benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb29ea2fc83e4a77bc388301b185ef3a2023-11-22T10:06:18ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2021-07-019881310.3390/vaccines9080813Health Education and Vaccination for the Construction of Inclusive SocietiesEduardo García-Toledano0Ascensión Palomares-Ruiz1Antonio Cebrián-Martínez2Emilio López-Parra3Department Public health, Childhood Cancer Foundation, 28029 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Pedagogy, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, SpainDepartment of Pedagogy, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, SpainDepartment of Pedagogy, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, SpainGlobalization has led to what has happened in a certain part of the world having a significant and rapid impact on other places, causing significant changes in health problems. In the last quarter of the 18th century, the history of vaccination began, becoming an effective tool to prevent and control communicable diseases. This paper proposes an observational research with a cross-sectional design to study the importance of health education and vaccination in building inclusive societies. With a sample of 1000 participants from 76 countries, vaccine awareness and regulation were analyzed, considering the following variables: gender, age, sector, Human Development Index (HDI), and continent. The instrument used was a questionnaire (VACUNASEDUCA) developed for this research and timely validated. As a result, it is highlighted that the profiles of women, people under 30 years of age, education sector, high Human Development Index, and European continent are those that most value the importance of raising awareness in society and the regulation of actions for vaccination compliance. The consequences of “vaccine reluctance” are of concern in every country on the planet. Therefore, it is concluded that effective and evidence-based communication is key to allaying fears and promoting acceptance of vaccination around the world, building inclusive societies in which all citizens enjoy the health benefits.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/8/813vaccinespublic healthvaccine reluctanceeducationinclusive societiesCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo García-Toledano Ascensión Palomares-Ruiz Antonio Cebrián-Martínez Emilio López-Parra Health Education and Vaccination for the Construction of Inclusive Societies Vaccines vaccines public health vaccine reluctance education inclusive societies COVID-19 |
| title | Health Education and Vaccination for the Construction of Inclusive Societies |
| title_full | Health Education and Vaccination for the Construction of Inclusive Societies |
| title_fullStr | Health Education and Vaccination for the Construction of Inclusive Societies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health Education and Vaccination for the Construction of Inclusive Societies |
| title_short | Health Education and Vaccination for the Construction of Inclusive Societies |
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| topic | vaccines public health vaccine reluctance education inclusive societies COVID-19 |
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