Vaccine Hesitancy in Malappuram District, Kerala: A Public Health Concern
Vaccine hesitancy has turned into a significant public health challenge worldwide and the Malappuram district of Kerala is no exception. Kerala’s high literacy rates and solid health system are undoubtedly remarkable. The state’s inventiveness in promoting vaccination through screening camps, frontline workers involving Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives(ANMs), videos in local and tribal languages and much more. Despite these initiatives, vaccine hesitancy continues in the district.
Authors
- Muhammed Rashid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9332-9280)
- Danisha Pattani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5420-2669)
- S. Sree Hari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4390-8718)
- Dilip Chandrashekhar
Institutions
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Kerala University of Health Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Nanotechnology
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37285/ijpsn.2025.18.2.13
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00