Selvam Vijayalakshmi, Hanson Victoria Funmilayo, Pitre Sneha
RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, RAK College of Nursing, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2024 Sep 27;10:23779608241271660. doi: 10.1177/23779608241271660. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
A complex interplay of social and political influences, cultural and religious beliefs, the availability and interpretation of health and scientific information, individual and population experiences with health systems, and government policies contributes to the anxiety about vaccines and their programs that results in vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy is becoming a serious threat to vaccination programs; in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed it as one of the top ten global health threats. The negative impacts of antivaccination movements are blamed for the major portion of the global resistance to vaccination.
To evaluate and compare parental attitudes and reluctance regarding routine childhood vaccinations versus COVID-19 vaccines among children in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
A study of 102 parents with children admitted to SAQR Hospital in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, was conducted using a convenience sample approach in a descriptive cross-sectional study. One-on-one interviews were conducted to gather data using the standardized Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS) questionnaire developed by the WHO. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25 was used for data analysis.
Vaccine-hesitant respondents are also highly resistant to the required proof of vaccination. A statistically significant difference ( = .000) was observed between parental reluctance to receive the COVID-19 vaccination and routine childhood vaccination. Parental knowledge of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy ( = .001) and confidence ( = .000) showed a statistically significant correlation. No significant correlation was observed with sociodemographic factors.
The impact of vaccine hesitancy on herd immunity, social, psychological, and public health strategies to combat vaccine hesitancy was observed in this study with various challenges to overcome in COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Expanding access to and acceptance of vaccines among parents in low- and middle-income nations, as well as raising vaccination rates among those who express a lack of confidence in vaccines.
社会和政治影响、文化和宗教信仰、健康与科学信息的可得性及解读、个人和群体与卫生系统的经历以及政府政策之间复杂的相互作用，导致了对疫苗及其接种计划的焦虑，进而引发了疫苗犹豫。疫苗犹豫正成为疫苗接种计划的严重威胁；2019年，世界卫生组织（WHO）将其列为全球十大健康威胁之一。反疫苗运动的负面影响被认为是全球疫苗接种阻力的主要原因。
评估和比较阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）儿童家长对常规儿童疫苗接种与新冠疫苗接种的态度及犹豫程度。
在阿联酋哈伊马角的SAQR医院，采用便利抽样法对102名有孩子的家长进行了一项描述性横断面研究。使用世界卫生组织制定的标准化疫苗犹豫量表（VHS）问卷进行一对一访谈以收集数据。采用社会科学统计软件包第25版进行数据分析。
对疫苗犹豫的受访者对所需的疫苗接种证明也高度抵触。家长对新冠疫苗接种的犹豫程度与常规儿童疫苗接种之间存在统计学显著差异（P = 0.000）。家长对新冠疫苗犹豫程度的知晓情况（P = 0.001）与信心（P = 0.000）呈现出统计学显著相关性。未观察到与社会人口统计学因素存在显著相关性。
本研究观察到疫苗犹豫对群体免疫、应对疫苗犹豫的社会、心理和公共卫生策略的影响，以及在新冠疫苗接种运动中需要克服的各种挑战。在低收入和中等收入国家扩大家长对疫苗的可及性和接受度，以及提高那些对疫苗缺乏信心者的接种率。
