Childhood vaccine hesitancy in two regions with different socioeconomic backgrounds in Turkey.

Aim: This study investigated childhood vaccine hesitancy in two regions with different socioeconomic backgrounds in Kayseri, Turkey.

Subject And Methods: The study population consisted of all people over 18 years of age admitted to two family health centers (No 65 and 103) in a city center for any reason.

Results: Participants living in the high socioeconomic status (SES) region had a significantly lower mean rating on the CVHQ (Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy Questionnaire - see below) than those living in the low SES region.

The development of The Epileptic Seizure Parental Burden Scale: A validity and reliability study.

Objective: It is common for parents to shoulder the burden of care for their children with chronic diseases. However, there are no robust scales to measure the burden of care of parents of children with epilepsy. This study aimed to develop the "Epileptic Seizure Parental Burden Scale (ESPBS)" and evaluate its psychometric properties.

Vaccination Refusal Debate on Social Media in Turkey: A Content Analysis of the Comments on Instagram Blogs.

Background: This study was conducted to identify the reasons for vaccine refusal of individuals/parents by analyzing the comments on the pages screened with the keyword vaccine refusal on social media.

Methods: Qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study. Within the scope of the study, 7 pages, 216 posts and 3446 comments found with the keyword #vaccine refusal were analyzed.