Perceived barriers of migrants and refugees to vaccinate their children against Measles and polio: a study in Iran

• Published in: International journal for equity in health Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 253
• Main Authors: Nasiri, Amir, Farshidi, Hossein, Rezaei, Farshid, Dehdari, Tahereh, Kazemi, Afrouzeh, Rezapour, Hamid, Goshtaei, Massomeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 06.12.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Beliefs, opinions and attitudes; Child; Children; Dosage and administration; Economics; Education; Factor analysis; Family; Health aspects; Health services; Humans; Iran; Measles; Measles - prevention & control; Measles and polio vaccination; Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine; Migrant and refugee people; Migrants; Migration; Missing data; Parents; Parents & parenting; Participation; Perceived barriers; Poliomyelitis; Poliomyelitis - prevention & control; Poliomyelitis vaccine; Public health; Public opinion; Questionnaires; Refugee children; Refugees; Transients and Migrants; Vaccination; Vaccines; Validity; Variables; Iran; Afghanistan; Pakistan; Measles and polio vaccination; Perceived barriers; Iran; Migrant and refugee people

This study examined the perceived barriers of migrants and refugees to vaccinating their children against measles and polio in Iran. First, an instrument was developed and validated through several steps. Next, 1,067 parents who had not vaccinated their children against polio and measles or had dela...