In this bibliography, the researchers provide an introduction to the available evidence base of actions to promote vaccine literacy. The research team organized interventions to create a tool that can inform health communicators and practitioners seeking a resource focused on strategy and implementation design for actions that support vaccine literacy. This scoping bibliography is honed specifically to respond to the urgency of the current pandemic, when supporting and increasing vaccine literacy offers promise for achieving the critically needed high levels of vaccination. Over the course of the coming months and year, this bibliography will be a dynamic and "living" document hosted and maintained on .
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2021.1878312 | DOI Listing |
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
The incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer are increasing among young Japanese women. In November 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare reinstated the active recommendation of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, after it had been suspended in June 2013 due to reports of adverse reactions. However, vaccine hesitancy is prevalent in the younger generation in Japan.
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December 2025
Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Parental vaccine hesitancy is a major obstacle to childhood vaccination. We examined parental socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in vaccine hesitancy, and the potential mediating roles of perceived social support and health literacy. A questionnaire survey was given to parents with children aged below 6 years from six provinces in China.
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December 2024
Department of Family, Population, and Preventative Medicine, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection and plays a significant role in cervical, penile, anal, vaginal, vulvar, and oropharyngeal cancers as well as non-cancerous genital warts and genital dysplasia. In the United States, there are approximately 46,000 new HPV-related cancers a year. There is an effective vaccine to prevent over 90% of these cancers and other HPV-related diseases; however, those that are aged 18-26 have the lowest vaccine rates among eligible age groups.
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December 2025
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Pneumococcal disease (PD) has a serious effect on older people aged 60 years and above. However, pneumococcal vaccination rates for older people in China remain low. This study aimed to explore adult children's perspectives on the vaccination of their parents and to examine the determinants of vaccine hesitancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBDJ Open
January 2025
Fukuoka Nursing College, Graduate School of Nursing, 2-15-1 Tamura, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0193, Japan.
Background: Oral health professionals should have good COVID-19 vaccine literacy as should physicians and nurses. However, little is known about COVID-19 literacy and vaccine hesitancy among oral health professionals in Japan.
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the status of COVID-19 literacy and vaccine hesitancy among oral health professionals by comparing them with other healthcare workers (HCWs).
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