Association of access and acceptance barriers with under- and non-vaccination of children <5 years in Australia: A national cross-sectional survey of parents
Along with strategies to improve vaccine acceptance, interventions addressing access issues like reducing appointment costs should be prioritised for partially vaccinated children. Annual assessment of social and behavioural barriers amenable to intervention will enable comparison over time to inform policy and practice.
Authors
- Margie Danchin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7624-5691)
- Katarzyna Bolsewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6495-6912)
- Suzanna Vidmar
- Jessica Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5139-4183)
- Maryke Steffens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4720-3986)
- Julie Leask (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5095-1443)
- Maria Christou-Ergos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1167-8816)
- Majdi M. Sabahelzain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-2172)
- J. Boxall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9468-1019)
Institutions
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Children's Hospital at Westmead (AU)
- Westmead Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106082
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00