Abstract
The aim of this paper is to explore attitudes of mothers towards childhood vaccinations and reasons for non-attendance and non-adherence to mother-child clinics (MCCs). Forty in-depth interviews with mothers of children under 5 years of age revealed positive attitudes towards vaccination that seem at odds with the region's observed low vaccination coverage. Important reasons for MCC non-attendance included distance to the MCC, transport costs, negative experiences at MCCs (such as interactions with unfriendly staff) and mothers' feeling of shame provoked by different, often poverty-associated reasons such as attending the clinic with a dirty or poorly clothed child.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5371-5375 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Vaccine |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 39 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Aug 2009 |
Keywords
- Adherence
- Gabon
- Vaccination
- international
- refereed