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Measuring vaccine confidence: Introducing a Global Vaccine Confidence Index [1]

Public confidence in vaccination is vital to the success of immunisation programmes worldwide. Understanding the dynamics of vaccine confidence is therefore of great importance for global public health. Few published studies permit global comparisons of vaccination sentiments and behaviours against a common metric. This article presents the findings of a multi-country survey of confidence in vaccines and immunisation programmes in Georgia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom (UK) – these being the first results of a larger project to map vaccine confidence globally.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2015
Heidi J Larson [2], William S Schulz [3], Joseph D Tucker & et al [4]
Plos Current Outbreaks [5]
1-22
Tags:
Vaccination [6], Immunisation [7], India [8], Georgia [9], Nigeria [10], Pakistan [11], United Kingdom (UK) [12], Health Care [13], Polio [14], Hepatitis [15], Child Health [16], Statistics [17]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/heidi-j-larson
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/william-s-schulz
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/joseph-d-tucker-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-current-outbreaks
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vaccination
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/immunisation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/georgia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nigeria
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pakistan
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/polio
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hepatitis
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics