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Article

Pilot Study of Evaluating Attitudes toward Childhood Immunization among Healthcare Workers in Japan

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Department of Fundamental Nursing, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8518, Japan
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Department of Active Ageing, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Yoiko-no Shounika Sato, Niigata 950-0983, Japan
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Department of Nursing Informatics, Graduate School of Nursing Science, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo 104-0044, Japan
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Graduate School of Nursing, Yamanashi University, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan
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Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Vaccines 2022, 10(7), 1055; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071055
Submission received: 2 June 2022 / Revised: 23 June 2022 / Accepted: 27 June 2022 / Published: 30 June 2022
(This article belongs to the Collection Factors Associated with Vaccine Hesitancy)

Abstract

Providing appropriate immunization information during the perinatal period is important for improving immunization rates among infants and children; however, the distribution of immunization information by healthcare workers (HCWs) is not standardized in Japan. We investigated HCWs’ attitudes toward childhood immunization and factors related to vaccine hesitancy. We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive survey of HCWs involved in childhood immunization in Niigata City, Japan, from November 2017 to January 2018. We assessed contextual, individual and group, and vaccine/vaccination-specific influences. Of 290 HCWs, 139 (47.9%) returned completed questionnaires. Most HCWs (87/139, 64.9%) reported providing immunization information verbally to parents; 51/87 (58.6%) spent fewer than five minutes doing so. Pediatricians provided vaccines based on the parents’ best interest, whereas public health nurses and midwives emphasized government policy. Nurses had greater hesitancy related to personal perceptions and social/peer factors than pediatricians (p < 0.001). Nurses were significantly more likely than pediatricians to suggest that children receive more shots than necessary (p < 0.01). Nurses tended to have more negative attitudes toward vaccination and little awareness of immunization promotion compared to pediatricians. Thus, all HCWs involved in childhood immunization should receive sufficient information to provide timely and appropriate immunization to infants and children.
Keywords: immunization; education; child; healthcare workers; vaccine hesitancy immunization; education; child; healthcare workers; vaccine hesitancy

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Saitoh, A.; Shobugawa, Y.; Sato, I.; Yonekura, Y.; Kawabata, A.; Saitoh, A.; Saito, R. Pilot Study of Evaluating Attitudes toward Childhood Immunization among Healthcare Workers in Japan. Vaccines 2022, 10, 1055. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071055

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Saitoh A, Shobugawa Y, Sato I, Yonekura Y, Kawabata A, Saitoh A, Saito R. Pilot Study of Evaluating Attitudes toward Childhood Immunization among Healthcare Workers in Japan. Vaccines. 2022; 10(7):1055. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071055

Chicago/Turabian Style

Saitoh, Aya, Yugo Shobugawa, Isamu Sato, Yuki Yonekura, Ai Kawabata, Akihiko Saitoh, and Reiko Saito. 2022. "Pilot Study of Evaluating Attitudes toward Childhood Immunization among Healthcare Workers in Japan" Vaccines 10, no. 7: 1055. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071055

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Saitoh, A., Shobugawa, Y., Sato, I., Yonekura, Y., Kawabata, A., Saitoh, A., & Saito, R. (2022). Pilot Study of Evaluating Attitudes toward Childhood Immunization among Healthcare Workers in Japan. Vaccines, 10(7), 1055. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071055

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