Impact of sociodemographic factors on children’s immunization in Bulgaria

Introduction Vaccinations have been touted as one of the “greatest public health achievements”, but the rate of under-vaccination in child population is steadily declining, especially in low-income groups. Many studies show, that country-specific parental socio-demographic factors may influence on c...

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Published in:European journal of public health 2021-10, Vol.31 (Supplement_3)
Main Authors: Hadzhieva, S, Pancheva, R, Usheva, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Age
Attitudes
Children
Demographics
Education
Ethnic factors
Ethnic groups
Ethnicity
Families & family life
Health care
Health services
Higher education
Immunization
Internet
Low income groups
Mass media
Minority & ethnic groups
Parent attitudes
Parents
Parents & parenting
Population decline
Public health
Sociodemographics
Vaccines
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Summary:Introduction Vaccinations have been touted as one of the “greatest public health achievements”, but the rate of under-vaccination in child population is steadily declining, especially in low-income groups. Many studies show, that country-specific parental socio-demographic factors may influence on children's immunization coverage. Aim To assess which family socio-demographic factors influence parental vaccine hesitancy. Methods A survey was conducted among 1195 parents of children under the age of 7y., between 2015-2017, mean age of 30.9±6.4y., of Bulgarian or other ethnic groups, living in Eastern Bulgaria. Questions about family socio-demographic factors, attitude, beliefs and fears were included. Results The share of parents who state that they would not have vaccinated their children if the vaccination program was not compulsory is 20.9%. They are mainly in the age range 30-39(42,4%;Spearman's ρ = 0,13;р
ISSN:1101-1262
1464-360X
DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.481