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Willingness to Be Vaccinated against Shigella and Other Forms of Dysentery: A Comparison of Three Regions in Asia
Vaccine (2006)
  • Robert Pack, West Virginia University
  • Yaping Wang, West Virginia University
  • Amber Singh, West Virginia University
  • Lorenz von Seidlein, International Vaccine Institute
  • Al Pach, International Vaccine Institute
  • Linda Kaljee, University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Piyarat Butraporn, Mahidol University
  • Gong Youlong, Fudan University
  • Zulfiqar Bhutta, Aga Khan University
  • Lauren Blum, Social and Behavioral Sciences Unit, Centre for Health and Population Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Siti Sapardiyah Santoso, Center for Health Ecology Research and Development, National Institute of Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Dang Duc Trach, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Ha Noi, Vietnam
  • Imam Waluyo, Center for Health Ecology Research and Development, National Institute of Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Andrew Nyamete, International Vaccine Institute
  • John Clemens, International Vaccine Institute
  • Bonita Stanton, Wayne State University
Abstract
We conducted a cross sectional survey of 3163 women and men in six Asian countries to examine willingness for children and adults to be vaccinated against shigellosis and other forms of dysentery. The six sites were clustered into three regions for ease of comparison. The regions are: Northeast Asia (China), Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia) and South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). We used multiple logistic regression to identify region-specific models for vaccination willingness for both adults and children. A vaccine to protect against dysentery, if available would be very much in demand throughout the three Asian regions for children. For adults, the responses indicate that vaccine uptake by adults will vary. A large proportion of respondents in all regions, specifically in China, do not perceive themselves at risk yet still consider a shigellosis vaccine desirable.

Keywords
  • shigella,
  • vaccine,
  • perception of severity,
  • willingness to be vaccinated,
  • multi-site analysis
Publication Date
January 23, 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.07.094
Citation Information
Robert Pack, Yaping Wang, Amber Singh, Lorenz von Seidlein, et al.. "Willingness to Be Vaccinated against Shigella and Other Forms of Dysentery: A Comparison of Three Regions in Asia" Vaccine Vol. 24 Iss. 4 (2006) p. 485 - 494 ISSN: 0264-410X
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert-pack/54/