School of Health Services Management, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
NHC Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Apr 3;17(4):1142-1155. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1810486. Epub 2020 Oct 15.
Young adults may be facing growing threats from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). However, vaccination of young adults may not have drawn adequate attention. In Asia, adensely populated region with ahigh proportion of low-income countries, VPDs impose more of an economic and social burden than in western countries. However, knowledge about attitudes toward vaccines among young Asians is limited. This study aims to fill that gap by describing attitudes toward vaccines and how well they are accepted among young Asian adults through asystematic review of relevant Chinese and English publications. A three-stage searching strategy was adopted to identify eligible studies published during 2009-2019 according to the selection criteria, resulting in 68 articles being included. The review finds that vaccination coverage among young Asians is generally lower than among their western peers, and there is a lack of relevant study in many Asian countries. Factors influencing young Asians' attitudes toward vaccines are categorized into contextual level, individual and social level, and vaccine-specific level. These suggest that there is a need to strengthen young adults' vaccination programs and to promote vaccine-related information and government.
年轻人可能面临越来越多的疫苗可预防疾病（VPDs）的威胁。然而，年轻人的疫苗接种可能没有引起足够的重视。在亚洲，这个人口密集的地区，低收入国家的比例很高，VPDs 造成的经济和社会负担比西方国家更重。然而，关于亚洲年轻人对疫苗的态度的知识是有限的。本研究旨在通过对 2009 年至 2019 年期间发表的相关中文和英文出版物进行系统综述，填补这一空白，描述亚洲年轻人对疫苗的态度以及他们对疫苗的接受程度。根据选择标准，采用了三阶段搜索策略来确定符合条件的研究，共纳入 68 篇文章。审查发现，亚洲年轻人的疫苗接种率普遍低于西方同龄人，而且许多亚洲国家缺乏相关研究。影响亚洲年轻人对疫苗态度的因素分为背景水平、个人和社会水平以及疫苗特异性水平。这表明有必要加强年轻人的疫苗接种计划，并促进疫苗相关信息和政府的推广。
