Parental concerns and uptake of childhood vaccines in rural Tanzania – a mixed methods study

Parental concerns and uptake of childhood vaccines in rural Tanzania – a mixed methods study

Abstract Background Vaccine hesitancy has been recognized as an important barrier to timely vaccinations around the world, including in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, 1 in 4 children is not fully vaccinated. The objective of this mixed methods study was to describe and contextualize parental conce...

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Main Authors: Lavanya Vasudevan, Joy Noel Baumgartner, Sara Moses, Esther Ngadaya, Sayoki Godfrey Mfinanga, Jan Ostermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Childhood vaccinations
Parental concerns
Vaccine hesitancy
Vaccination timeliness
Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09598-1

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