Attitudes and beliefs of parents about childhood vaccinations in post-soviet countries: the example of Kyrgyzstan.
Parental attitudes towards childhood vaccinations are recognized to be important determinants of vaccination compliance. We examined this issue in Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet Republic in Central Asia. Some parents expressed concerns about vaccination safety and/or were against mandatory vaccination. Although the fractions were lower than known from developed countries, they should be taken into consideration while implementing planning vaccination programs.
Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany. manas.akmatov@uni-bielefeld.de
Manas K
MK
Akmatov
Rafael T
RT
Mikolajczyk
Mirjam
M
Kretzschmar
Alexander
A
Krämer
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003469:Culture; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000523:psychology*; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007707:Kyrgyzstan; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology
D014612:Vaccines