Understanding vaccination hesitation among health professionals: a systematic review of qualitative studies.
Public Health
; 226: 17-26, 2024 Jan.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-37980837
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
In terms of vaccination, people trust healthcare professionals (HCPs) more than any other source of information. They are the cornerstone of vaccination as they can move undecided populations not only towards vaccination but also towards non-vaccination. The aim of this systematic review was to explore the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and barriers associated with own vaccination and patient recommendation in HCPs. STUDYDESIGN:
This study incorporated a systematic review.METHODS:
A systematic review of studies published from January 1, 2000, to June 1, 2020, was conducted by searching PubMed and EMBASE electronic databases. Qualitative studies reporting outcomes related to knowledge, attitudes, or barriers related to vaccination/recommendation by healthcare personnel were included. The guidelines in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses were followed.RESULTS:
From a total of 2916 studies identified, 36 articles met the inclusion criteria. Some of the factors cited by the HCP that may contribute to vaccine hesitancy were (a) concerns regarding safety or efficacy of vaccines (23 articles); (b) time constraints (21 articles); (c) lack of knowledge about the vaccination/vaccine (19 articles); (d) costs (13 articles); (e) distrust of pharmaceutical industry (8 articles); and (f) considering oneself insusceptible (7 articles), stock shortage (7 articles), lack of personnel (5 articles), and feelings of unnecessary vaccination (5 articles).CONCLUSIONS:
Our review suggests that interventions to combat vaccine hesitancy should increase HCP education on vaccine efficacy and safety, as well as intervene on health system factors such as cost and time per visit. In this way, we could tackle the problem of vaccine hesitancy, which seriously threatens global public health.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vaccines
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Vaccination
Type of study:
Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Public Health
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain