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.
Akmatov
Manas K
MK
Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany. manas.akmatov@uni-bielefeld.de
Mikolajczyk
Rafael T
RT
Kretzschmar
Mirjam
M
Krämer
Alexander
A
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