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Sweileh WM. Bibliometric analysis of global scientific literature on vaccine hesitancy in peer-reviewed journals (1990-2019). BMC Public Health 2020; 20:1252. [PMID: 32807154 PMCID: PMC7433157 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09368-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vaccine hesitancy is a growing threat to national and global health security. The current study was undertaken to provide insights into the global scientific literature on vaccine hesitancy in peer-reviewed journals. METHOD The current study was a descriptive bibliometric study. A validated search strategy on vaccine hesitancy was implemented using SciVerse Scopus. Bibliometric indicators such as (1) annual growth of publications, (2) key players, (3) research themes, (4) pathogens/diseases encountered, (5) top-cited documents, and (6) annual growth of publications stratified by world region and by age category were presented. The study period was from 1990 to 2019. RESULTS Search strategy found 2791 documents. The h-index of the retrieved literature was 89. The leading journal was Vaccine (369; 13.2%%) followed by Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics (129; 4.6%). Authors from the USA led with 1125 (40.3%) followed by authors from Italy (234; 8.4%) and the UK (204; 7.3%). The US CDC led with 140 (5.0%) documents followed by Emory University (USA) (81, 2.9%). The list of active authors included six from the USA while the remaining were from France, Australia, and Canada. Research themes in the retrieved literature focused on influenza, human papillomavirus, and the role of parents in immunization of their children. The region of the Americas and the European region had the greatest share of publications and showed steep growth of publications lately. Vaccine hesitancy research on adolescents was most noticed after 2007 while that on children was present all the time but escalated lately. Titles/abstracts analysis indicated that 621(22.3%) documents focused on influenza, 392 (14.0%) focused on Human papillomavirus, and 292 (10.5%) focused on measles. The top-cited documents in literature published after 2015 focused on the definition and strategies to overcome vaccine hesitancy. CONCLUSION The last decade witnessed a noticeable increase in the number of publications. Influenza vaccine and parental concerns about the human papillomavirus vaccine were the main focus of the retrieved literature. Information on vaccine hesitancy needs to be collected from all countries to build a better coalition against the anti-vaccination groups. Re-building trust in vaccines requires targeting parents by providing adequate information on the vaccines.
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Affiliation(s)
- Waleed M Sweileh
- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Division of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
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Jeannot E, Viviano M, Follonier MC, Kaech C, Oberhauser N, Mpinga EK, Vassilakos P, Kaiser B, Petignat P. Human Papillomavirus Infection and Vaccination: Knowledge, Attitude and Perception among Undergraduate Men and Women Healthcare University Students in Switzerland. Vaccines (Basel) 2019; 7:vaccines7040130. [PMID: 31561629 PMCID: PMC6963720 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines7040130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: Human Papillomavirus is a common sexually transmitted infection, representing the main cause of genital warts and cervical cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate basic knowledge and beliefs regarding HPV infection and HPV vaccine among undergraduate healthcare men and women students, as well as their attitudes towards HPV vaccine. Methods: Undergraduate women and men (nursing and midwifery curses) attending three Schools of Health Sciences located in Switzerland. A total of 427 women and 223 men have completed the web questionnaire, which included questions on their socio-demographic background and about basic knowledge and attitudes toward the HPV infection and vaccination. Results: Women undergraduate students have a better knowledge of HPV infection than their men counterparts, although there was a significant gap in knowledge of the disease’s mode of transmission and prevention. Among women, 72.6% of respondents reported having received at least one dose of HPV vaccines versus 31.4% for men respondents. Conclusion: The results of this study revealed a poor understanding among undergraduate healthcare men and women students about the HPV infection, its mode of transmission and its prevention. Our findings highlight the need to improve education on HPV for undergraduate healthcare students in order to increase the awareness of the disease.
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- Emilien Jeannot
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Global Health, Chemin de Mines 9, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.
- Community Psychiatric Service, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Gynecology Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geneva University Hospitals, Boulevard de la Cluse 30, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
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- School of Health Sciences (HESAV), 1011 Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
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- School of Health Sciences (HESAV), 1011 Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
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- Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Route de Ferney 150, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
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- University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, 2800 Délémont, Switzerland.
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- Gynecology Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geneva University Hospitals, Boulevard de la Cluse 30, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Karafillakis E, Simas C, Jarrett C, Verger P, Peretti-Watel P, Dib F, De Angelis S, Takacs J, Ali KA, Pastore Celentano L, Larson H. HPV vaccination in a context of public mistrust and uncertainty: a systematic literature review of determinants of HPV vaccine hesitancy in Europe. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2019; 15:1615-1627. [PMID: 30633623 PMCID: PMC6783136 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1564436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Europe is increasingly described as the region in the world with the least confidence in vaccination, and particularly in the safety of vaccines. The aim of this systematic literature review was to gather and summarise all peer-reviewed and grey literature published about determinants of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine hesitancy in Europe. Ten thematic categories were identified across the 103 articles which were included in the review. Participants from European studies most commonly reported issues with the quantity and quality of information available about HPV vaccination; followed by concerns about potential side effects of the vaccine; and mistrust of health authorities, healthcare workers, and new vaccines. Comparative analyses indicated that confidence determinants differed by country and population groups. This evidence supports the need to develop context-specific interventions to improve confidence in HPV vaccination and design community engagement strategies aiming to build public trust.
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- Emilie Karafillakis
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK
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- Swiss Centre for International Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseille, France
- Aix Marseille Université, UMR_S 912, IRD, Marseille, France
- INSERM, F-CRIN, Innovative clinical research network in vaccinology (I-REIVAC), GH Cochin Broca Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseille, France
- Aix Marseille Université, UMR_S 912, IRD, Marseille, France
- INSERM, F-CRIN, Innovative clinical research network in vaccinology (I-REIVAC), GH Cochin Broca Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France
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- INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Department of Social Epidemiology, Paris, France
- INSERM CIC 1417, F-CRIN, I-REIVAC, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Cochin, CIC Cochin, Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK
- Department of Global Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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