TY - JOUR
T1 - Measles immunization acceptance in Southeast Asia
T2 - Past patterns and future challenges
AU - Serquina-Ramiro, Laurie
AU - Kasniyah, Naniek
AU - Inthusoma, Tuanchai
AU - Higginbotham, Nick
AU - Streiner, David
AU - Nichter, Mark
AU - Freeman, Sonia
PY - 2001/12
Y1 - 2001/12
N2 - Despite substantial increases in immunization rates, measles remains a major health problem in developing countries of Southeast Asia. The authors of this paper undertook separate investigations which examined factors influencing measles immunization acceptance in the rural Philippines, Central Java, Indonesia, and an impoverished neighborhood in Bangkok, Thailand. We briefly summarize the findings of our three field investigations before presenting a synthesizing analysis of the psychosocial and demographic factors which affect measles immunization. We then review trends influencing measles acceptance in industrialized countries to anticipate possible future challenges to measles immunization acceptance in Southeast Asia in an era of increasing globalization and information transfer. We suggest that parental perceptions of the risks and benefits of immunization, philosophical and religious convictions and state and social regulatory policies will profoundly influence measles immunization in the new millennium.
AB - Despite substantial increases in immunization rates, measles remains a major health problem in developing countries of Southeast Asia. The authors of this paper undertook separate investigations which examined factors influencing measles immunization acceptance in the rural Philippines, Central Java, Indonesia, and an impoverished neighborhood in Bangkok, Thailand. We briefly summarize the findings of our three field investigations before presenting a synthesizing analysis of the psychosocial and demographic factors which affect measles immunization. We then review trends influencing measles acceptance in industrialized countries to anticipate possible future challenges to measles immunization acceptance in Southeast Asia in an era of increasing globalization and information transfer. We suggest that parental perceptions of the risks and benefits of immunization, philosophical and religious convictions and state and social regulatory policies will profoundly influence measles immunization in the new millennium.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12041556
AN - SCOPUS:0035749212
SN - 0125-1562
VL - 32
SP - 791
EP - 804
JO - Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
JF - Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
IS - 4
ER -