Communication interventions to reduce parental vaccine hesitancy: A systematic review

IF 4.5 3区医学 Q2 IMMUNOLOGY

Vaccine Pub Date : 2025-06-21 DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127401

Sinchul Jwa , Yousuke Imanishi , Marie T. Ascher , Matthew Z. Dudley

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Abstract

Introduction

Vaccine hesitancy among parents and caregivers is a growing issue that can lead to reduced vaccine coverage and corresponding outbreaks of disease. Different interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy have been developed, including the use of remote online communication that has become more common during the COVID-19 pandemic, but their impacts and effectiveness are unclear. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify effective types of communication that reduce vaccine hesitancy.

Methods

Multiple online databases were searched on April 1st, 2022 as well as March 18th, 2024. Included articles studied the impact of communication interventions aiming to reduce vaccine hesitancy among parents and caregivers of young children. Interventions targeting adolescent or adult vaccines were excluded. Potential biases or limitations that may affect the results of each study were evaluated.

Results

Out of 3873 identified articles, 33 studies were included in this review, and 25 showed effectiveness. Among the 25 effective communication interventions, 11 were in-person and interactive, 11 were neither in-person nor interactive, 3 were interactive but not in-person, and 2 were in-person but not interactive.

Discussion

Communication interventions can reduce vaccine hesitancy and increase childhood vaccine coverage. Although different types of interventions can reduce vaccine hesitancy and increase childhood vaccine coverage, especially by in-person and interactive communication interventions, further research is needed to elucidate the components that make such interventions impactful in different settings. These findings are particularly relevant for clinicians and public health officials striving to reduce vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccine uptake among children.

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沟通干预减少父母对疫苗的犹豫：一项系统综述

父母和照料者对疫苗的犹豫是一个日益严重的问题，可导致疫苗覆盖率下降和相应的疾病暴发。已经制定了不同的干预措施来减少疫苗犹豫，包括使用在COVID-19大流行期间变得更加普遍的远程在线通信，但其影响和有效性尚不清楚。在本系统综述中，我们旨在确定减少疫苗犹豫的有效沟通类型。方法于2022年4月1日和2024年3月18日检索多个在线数据库。纳入的文章研究了旨在减少幼儿父母和照料者对疫苗犹豫的沟通干预措施的影响。针对青少年或成人疫苗的干预措施被排除在外。评估可能影响每项研究结果的潜在偏差或局限性。在3873篇确定的文章中，33篇研究纳入本综述，其中25篇显示有效。在25个有效的沟通干预中，有11个是面对面互动的，11个是既不面对面也不互动的，3个是互动但不面对面的，2个是面对面但不互动的。沟通干预可以减少疫苗犹豫并提高儿童疫苗覆盖率。虽然不同类型的干预措施可以减少疫苗犹豫并增加儿童疫苗覆盖率，特别是通过面对面和互动沟通干预措施，但需要进一步研究以阐明使此类干预措施在不同环境中产生影响的组成部分。这些发现对努力减少疫苗犹豫和增加儿童疫苗接种率的临床医生和公共卫生官员尤其重要。

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Vaccine 医学-免疫学

CiteScore

8.70

自引率

5.50%

发文量

992

审稿时长

131 days

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