Olivia Olson|Corinne Berry|Nirbhay Kumar
Addressing Parental Vaccine Hesitancy towards Childhood Vaccines in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review of Communication Interventions and Strategies
Milken Institute|George Washington University|Milken Institute|George Washington University
parental vaccine hesitancy becoming increasingly important public health concern united states march 2020 assessment latest cdc national immunization survey data found onethird us children ages 19 35 months following recommended early childhood immunization schedule furthermore 2019 national survey found approximately 1 4 parents reported serious concerns towards vaccinating children vaccine hesitancy associated decrease vaccine coverage increase vaccinepreventable disease outbreaks epidemics united states many studies focused understanding defining new sociomedical term vaccine hesitancy attempted summarize past current health communication interventions strategies successful unsuccessful tackling growing phenomenon systematic literature review attempt aid public health professionals catalogue health communication interventions strategies ultimately address prevent parental vaccine hesitancy long term 1239 search results total 75 articles included analysis ranging systematic reviews quantitative surveys experimental designs ethnographic qualitative studies presentation results taxonomy used organize communication interventions according intended purpose catalogue interventions broken specific components themes identified literature essential either success failure preventing addressing parental vaccine hesitancy towards childhood vaccines