Essays about: "vaccine hesitance"

Found 2 essays containing the words vaccine hesitance.

  1. 1. COVID-19 vaccine uptake among female students at Pwani University in Kilifi, Kenya

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Julia Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : COVID-19 vaccine; vaccine acceptance; vaccine hesitance; female university students; women of childbearing age.;

    Abstract : Introduction: COVID-19 infection in pregnant women increases the risk for maternal complications and they are also more likely to suffer from more severe disease. Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy are well-studied in the general population. READ MORE

  3. 2. Juggling with dilemmas when promoting public health : Nurses´ and physicians´ motivating strategies towards vaccine hesitant parents

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Linda Ivarsson Markus; [2014]
    Keywords : bioethics; herd immunity; public health; immunization programs; bioetik; flockimmunitet; folkhälsa; vaccinationsprogram;

    Abstract : Background: To achieve control of a vaccine preventable communicable disease, it is of importance to establish high enough coverage to reach the threshold for herd immunity.  Preventive public health interventions, such as vaccination programmes, create dilemmas between societal versus individual benefits of the programme. READ MORE