March 1, 2016Paediatrics & Child HealthOpen Access

Differential preference for pertussis and poliomyelitis vaccines in urban versus rural parents in Guatemala

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Why the study?

What are the parental preferences for polio and pertussis vaccines in urban versus rural populations in Guatemala?

Structured PICO

What are the parental preferences for polio and pertussis vaccines in urban versus rural populations in Guatemala?

Population

270 consenting parents of children two to 18 months of age from three well-child clinics in Guatemala (one urban private, one urban public, one rural public).

Intervention

Survey of parental preferences for polio (IPV vs OPV) and pertussis (DTaP vs DTwP) vaccines after being read pros and cons.

Outcome

Parental preference for each vaccine choice (OPV versus IPV, and DTwP versus DTaP)patient reported

Urban parents in Guatemala strongly prefer IPV and DTaP vaccines due to safety, whereas rural parents prefer OPV and DTwP due to fewer injections, highlighting the need for targeted education and pain mitigation strategies.

Limitations

not exploring the choice of sequential IPV-OPV schedules
not discriminating responses of parents of children who had received previous doses of vaccines

Discussion

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Implication

Rural-urban differences in DTaP/IPV preferences observed; leaves open need for targeted communication strategies.

Cite This Study

DelaFuente et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6ffe402163a0a01bc43834 https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/21.2.e15

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