Predictors of administration and attitudes about pneumococcal, Haemophilus influenzae type b and rotavirus vaccines among pediatricians in India: A national survey

Highlights ► We conducted a national survey of members of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. ► Majority reported routinely or selectively using PCV, Hib, and rotavirus vaccine. ► Perceived disease susceptibility was associated with routine use of Hib vaccine. ► Perceived vaccine efficacy was associat...

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Published in:Vaccine 2012-05, Vol.30 (24), p.3541-3545
Main Authors: Gargano, Lisa M, Thacker, Naveen, Choudhury, Panna, Weiss, Paul S, Pazol, Karen, Bahl, Sunil, Jafari, Hamid S, Arora, Manisha, Orenstein, Walter A, Hughes, James M, Omer, Saad B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergy and Immunology
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
attitudes and opinions
Child, Preschool
Children
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diarrhea
disease resistance
Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus Vaccines - administration & dosage
Hib vaccine
Humans
IAP protein
Immunization
India
Infant
Intervention
issues and policy
Mortality
national surveys
Pediatricians
Pediatrics
Perception
Physicians
Pneumococcal vaccine
Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage
Pneumonia
Professional Competence
Public concern
regression analysis
Rotavirus
Rotavirus B
Rotavirus vaccine
Rotavirus Vaccines - administration & dosage
Safety engineering
Sampling
Stakeholders
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Vaccination - utilization
Vaccines
World Health Organization
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Summary:Highlights ► We conducted a national survey of members of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. ► Majority reported routinely or selectively using PCV, Hib, and rotavirus vaccine. ► Perceived disease susceptibility was associated with routine use of Hib vaccine. ► Perceived vaccine efficacy was associated with routine use of Hib vaccine. ► An opportunity to design strategies to build support for new vaccine introduction.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.03.064