Acceptability and accessibility of a Shigellosis vaccine in Nha Trang city of Viet Nam.
The acceptability and accessibility of a hypothetical Shigella vaccination campaign was explored. A household survey was conducted with 539 randomly-selected residents of six communes in Nha Trang city of Viet Nam. Four categories of acceptability, such as refusers, low acceptors, acceptors, and high acceptors, were established, Refusers were significantly more likely to be elderly women and were less likely to know the purpose of vaccinations. Low acceptors tended to be male, elderly, and live in urban areas. Low acceptors perceived the disease as less serious and themselves as less vulnerable than acceptors and high acceptors. In terms of accessing vaccination, the commune health centre workers and commune leaders were the preferred sources of information and commune health centres the preferred location for vaccination. Direct verbal information from healthcare providers and audio-visual media were preferred to written information. The respondents expressed a desire for knowledge about the side-effects and efficacy of the vaccine. These findings are significant for targeting specific messages about shigellosis and vaccination to different populations and maximizing informed participation in public-health campaigns.
University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. lkaljee@peds.umaryland.edu
Linda M
LM
Kaljee
Becky L
BL
Genberg
Lorenz
L
von Seidlein
Do Gia
DG
Canh
Le Thi Kim
le TK
Thoa
Vu Dinh
VD
Thiem
Le Huu
le H
Tho
Truong Tan
TT
Minh
Dang Duc
DD
Trach
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D022281:Shigella Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology
D022281:Shigella Vaccines