Desirability for a typhoid fever vaccine among rural residents, Pemba Island, Tanzania

Highlights • S. Typhi is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. • Proxy measures for vaccine desirability can help assess future vaccine up-take. • A dichotomous ready-to-pay variable may contribute to data on vaccine desirability. • Perceived vulnerability to typhoid fever may co...

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Published in:Vaccine 2013-06, Vol.31 (29), p.2994-2999
Main Authors: Kaljee, Linda M, Pach, Alfred, Thriemer, Kamala, Ley, Benedikt, Jiddawi, Mohamed, Puri, Mahesh, Ochiai, Leon, Wierzba, Thomas, Clemens, John, Ali, Said M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Allergy and Immunology
analysis of variance
Applied microbiology
Biological and medical sciences
Communication
confidence interval
Cross-Sectional Studies
East Africa
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
health services
hospitals
household expenditure
Households
Humans
Indian Ocean Islands - epidemiology
issues and policy
Microbiology
monitoring
morbidity
Mortality
odds ratio
Prevention
radio
regression analysis
Rural Population
Rural populations
Salmonella enterica
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi
Salmonella typhi
sanitation
t-test
Tanzania - epidemiology
Typhoid
Typhoid fever
Typhoid Fever - epidemiology
Typhoid Fever - immunology
Typhoid Fever - prevention & control
Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines - administration & dosage
Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines - economics
vaccination
Vaccination - economics
Vaccination - psychology
Vaccine desirability
Vaccines
Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects)
Variance analysis
villages
Waterborne diseases
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Summary:Highlights • S. Typhi is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. • Proxy measures for vaccine desirability can help assess future vaccine up-take. • A dichotomous ready-to-pay variable may contribute to data on vaccine desirability. • Perceived vulnerability to typhoid fever may contribute to vaccine desirability. • Multi-media campaigns are needed to increase local knowledge about typhoid fever.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.058