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Caregiver perceptions of the broader societal benefits of vaccination: A path toward sustainable vaccine advocacy in India
Over the last decade growing public health evidence suggests that, in addition to health-related benefits, there are also social and economic benefits of vaccination. Research to understand how caregivers in low-and-middle-income countries perceive these social and economic benefits, or if these ben...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9748304/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36531293 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100156 |
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author | Dhaliwal, Baldeep K. Rattani, Ananya Chandrashekhar, Riti Bloom, David E. Shet, Anita Seth, Rajeev |
author_facet | Dhaliwal, Baldeep K. Rattani, Ananya Chandrashekhar, Riti Bloom, David E. Shet, Anita Seth, Rajeev |
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description | Over the last decade growing public health evidence suggests that, in addition to health-related benefits, there are also social and economic benefits of vaccination. Research to understand how caregivers in low-and-middle-income countries perceive these social and economic benefits, or if these benefits factor into their vaccination decisions for their children, has been limited. Leveraging qualitative strategies to gain more nuanced insights into caregiver perceptions of vaccination benefits has also been significantly underexplored. We conducted in-depth interviews with 13 caregivers of children, at which point we reached saturation, in Mewat District, Haryana, an area in India with low vaccination coverage. Interview results suggest that caregivers of children associate positive health outcomes with vaccination programs, and some additional social and economic benefits beyond improved health outcomes. Caregivers also shared how local advocacy and gaps in vaccination programs can affect their perceptions of vaccination benefits. Qualitatively exploring the perceived benefits provides a unique understanding of the value that caregivers assign to vaccination and complements existing knowledge on factors that dissuade caregivers from vaccination. These insights will allow researchers to better identify and design context-specific advocacy strategies to strengthen vaccination programs in communities with low vaccine uptake and acceptance. |
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spelling | pubmed-97483042022-12-14 Caregiver perceptions of the broader societal benefits of vaccination: A path toward sustainable vaccine advocacy in India Dhaliwal, Baldeep K. Rattani, Ananya Chandrashekhar, Riti Bloom, David E. Shet, Anita Seth, Rajeev SSM Qual Res Health Article Over the last decade growing public health evidence suggests that, in addition to health-related benefits, there are also social and economic benefits of vaccination. Research to understand how caregivers in low-and-middle-income countries perceive these social and economic benefits, or if these benefits factor into their vaccination decisions for their children, has been limited. Leveraging qualitative strategies to gain more nuanced insights into caregiver perceptions of vaccination benefits has also been significantly underexplored. We conducted in-depth interviews with 13 caregivers of children, at which point we reached saturation, in Mewat District, Haryana, an area in India with low vaccination coverage. Interview results suggest that caregivers of children associate positive health outcomes with vaccination programs, and some additional social and economic benefits beyond improved health outcomes. Caregivers also shared how local advocacy and gaps in vaccination programs can affect their perceptions of vaccination benefits. Qualitatively exploring the perceived benefits provides a unique understanding of the value that caregivers assign to vaccination and complements existing knowledge on factors that dissuade caregivers from vaccination. These insights will allow researchers to better identify and design context-specific advocacy strategies to strengthen vaccination programs in communities with low vaccine uptake and acceptance. Elsevier Ltd 2022-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9748304/ /pubmed/36531293 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100156 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Dhaliwal, Baldeep K. Rattani, Ananya Chandrashekhar, Riti Bloom, David E. Shet, Anita Seth, Rajeev Caregiver perceptions of the broader societal benefits of vaccination: A path toward sustainable vaccine advocacy in India |
title | Caregiver perceptions of the broader societal benefits of vaccination: A path toward sustainable vaccine advocacy in India |
title_full | Caregiver perceptions of the broader societal benefits of vaccination: A path toward sustainable vaccine advocacy in India |
title_fullStr | Caregiver perceptions of the broader societal benefits of vaccination: A path toward sustainable vaccine advocacy in India |
title_full_unstemmed | Caregiver perceptions of the broader societal benefits of vaccination: A path toward sustainable vaccine advocacy in India |
title_short | Caregiver perceptions of the broader societal benefits of vaccination: A path toward sustainable vaccine advocacy in India |
title_sort | caregiver perceptions of the broader societal benefits of vaccination: a path toward sustainable vaccine advocacy in india |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9748304/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36531293 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100156 |
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