Public Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Childhood Vaccinations: Urban-Rural Differences and the Other Social Determinant of Health

Authors : Zeynep SAÇIKARA, Kübra Sultan DENGİZ, Deniz KOÇOĞLUTANYER

Pages : 376-384

Doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1124403

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Publication Date : 2023-06-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The study aimed to compare vaccination attitudes and behaviors of individuals living in rural and urban areas by evaluating the social determinants of health. Methods: This research was a secondary analysis study based on two projects examining vaccination attitudes of individuals, which were conducted separately in urban and rural areas. The researches were conducted in a city center and eight rural areas located in the central Anatolia region of Turkey. In total, 1,164 individuals were studied. Multiple regression analysis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(enter model); was used for determinants of public attitude toward vaccination. Results: In urban areas, the rate of awareness of discussions about vaccination and the rate of consideration that vaccination should be a parental decision were higher than in rural areas. According to the public attitude toward vaccination–HBM Scale, the sub-dimensions of perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and health motivation scores of participants from rural residents were higher than those from urban residents. Regarding the sub-dimension of perceived barriers, participants from urban areas had a higher score. The social determinants of health, such as lack of health insurance, unemployment or low income, difficulty accessing health facilities, conviction that vaccination is a parental decision, moderate/poor economic perception, especially the profession, are effective in vaccine attitude. Conclusion: This study showed a difference between vaccination attitudes of individuals living in urban and rural areas.
Keywords : attitude, childhood, social determinants, rural, urban, vaccine and vaccine hesitancy