Exploring the factors contributing to low vaccination uptake for nationally recommended routine childhood and adolescent vaccines in Kenya

Summary

Rural community sensitization on both routine childhood immunization and HPV vaccine should be key activities post COVID-19 pandemic. Likewise, the use of mainstream and social media outreaches, and vaccine champions could help reduce vaccine hesitancy. The findings are invaluable for informing design of context-specific interventions by national and county-level immunization stakeholders. Further studies on the relationship between attitude towards new vaccines and connection to vaccine hesitancy is necessary. © 2023. The Author(s).

Authors Essoh TA, Adeyanju GC, Adamu AA, Tall H, Aplogan A, Tabu C
Journal BMC public health
Publication Date 2023 May 19;23(1):912
PubMed 37208649
PubMed Central PMC10197028
DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-15855-w

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