Decision-making in childhood vaccination: vaccine hesitancy among caregivers of under-5 children from a tertiary care institution in Eastern India

• Main Authors: Soumya Swaroop Sahoo (Author), Swayam Pragyan Parida (Author), Arvind Kumar Singh (Author), Sarika Palepu (Author), Durgesh Prasad Sahoo (Author), Vikas Bhatia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acceptance of vaccines has been on a decline in recent times, with vaccine hesitancy being listed as one of the top 10 global health threats. This study analysed vaccine hesitancy and belief towards vaccination among caregivers of children aged below 5 years. Methods: In this cross-secti...