Maternal vaccine knowledge in low- and middle-income countries-and why it matters.
Hum Vaccin Immunother
; 15(2): 283-286, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Maternal vaccines have the potential to reduce the global burden of neonatal morbidity and mortality by accessing the infant immune system before a vaccine administered in childhood would be effective. Maternal vaccines for influenza, tetanus, and pertussis have been shown to reduce neonatal disease and mortality, and other candidate vaccines for group B streptococcus and respiratory syncytial virus are being developed to continue this trend. However, safe and effective maternal vaccines will only successfully reduce neonatal illness if mothers decide to receive them. Maternal knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs around vaccines are key determinants to vaccine acceptance or vaccine hesitancy, and yet this issue is often understudied in low and middle-income country settings. A deeper understanding of these factors and how they influence maternal decision-making will allow public health practitioners and global and national policymakers to design more effective interventions. Addressing barriers to immunization at the policy and programmatic levels such as mothers' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of maternal vaccines is essential to increasing vaccination rates at a global scale and reducing global vaccine-preventable neonatal deaths.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vacinas
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Mães
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hum Vaccin Immunother
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos