Childhood vacination in Africa and Asia: the effects of parents' knowledge and attitudes

Thus, there is an urgent need to find ways to increase vaccination coverage and particularly to encourage parents to have their children vaccinated.The dynamics of vaccination uptake remain unclear. To what extent is vaccination passively accepted by the public in response to recommendations and pressure from health workers and community leaders? To what extent is it actively demanded by an informed public that is aware of its benefits and importance? A multiregional study from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Malawi and the Philippines concluded there was a “very sizeable social demand” for bet-ter quality of vaccination services