A comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the United States, Australia, Europe and Malaysia
Vaccination from an early in life is one of the most effective medical strategies for reducing infant mortality and morbidity while also ensuring the well-being of society. Following World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, vaccination is provided free of charge to children worldwide as part...
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| description | Vaccination from an early in life is one of the most effective medical strategies for reducing infant mortality and morbidity while also ensuring the well-being of society. Following World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, vaccination is provided free of charge to children worldwide as part of the country's maternal and child health programmes. Nevertheless, many people believe vaccines are harmful and unnecessary, even though they are widely accepted as an effective preventive measure in public health. Many previously eradicated infectious diseases have reappeared because of vaccine hesitancy. Due to vaccine rejection, vaccine avoidance is becoming increasingly common around the world. As a result, the WHO has identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten global health threats for 2019. However, policies that encourage parents to vaccinate their children, on the other hand, may increase their willingness to do so. Government policy instruments such as mandatory regulation, incentives, promotion, and education can be used to influence parental intentions. Policy measures can encourage parents' intentions to vaccinate their children. Consequently, governments can use policy instruments like required regulation, incentives and promotion to control parents' intentions. This paper examines relevant literature on childhood vaccination policies in several countries, including Malaysia, using academic journals and observations from various articles. It is hoped that this study will add to existing knowledge about childhood vaccination policies around the world. |
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| spelling | ump-349632022-08-17T03:26:21Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34963/ A comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the United States, Australia, Europe and Malaysia Noor Amira Syazwani, Abd Rahman Jamal Rizal, Razali Mohd Rozaimy, Ridzuan Soon, Yew RA Public aspects of medicine Vaccination from an early in life is one of the most effective medical strategies for reducing infant mortality and morbidity while also ensuring the well-being of society. Following World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, vaccination is provided free of charge to children worldwide as part of the country's maternal and child health programmes. Nevertheless, many people believe vaccines are harmful and unnecessary, even though they are widely accepted as an effective preventive measure in public health. Many previously eradicated infectious diseases have reappeared because of vaccine hesitancy. Due to vaccine rejection, vaccine avoidance is becoming increasingly common around the world. As a result, the WHO has identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten global health threats for 2019. However, policies that encourage parents to vaccinate their children, on the other hand, may increase their willingness to do so. Government policy instruments such as mandatory regulation, incentives, promotion, and education can be used to influence parental intentions. Policy measures can encourage parents' intentions to vaccinate their children. Consequently, governments can use policy instruments like required regulation, incentives and promotion to control parents' intentions. This paper examines relevant literature on childhood vaccination policies in several countries, including Malaysia, using academic journals and observations from various articles. It is hoped that this study will add to existing knowledge about childhood vaccination policies around the world. Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2022 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34963/1/A%20comparative%20study%20on%20childhood%20vaccination%20policy.pdf Noor Amira Syazwani, Abd Rahman and Jamal Rizal, Razali and Mohd Rozaimy, Ridzuan and Soon, Yew (2022) A comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the United States, Australia, Europe and Malaysia. International Journal of Humanities Technology and Civilization (IJHTC), 7 (1). pp. 92-96. ISSN 2289-7216. (Published) https://doi.org/10.15282/ijhtc.v7i1.7613 https://doi.org/10.15282/ijhtc.v7i1.7613 |
| spellingShingle | RA Public aspects of medicine Noor Amira Syazwani, Abd Rahman Jamal Rizal, Razali Mohd Rozaimy, Ridzuan Soon, Yew A comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the United States, Australia, Europe and Malaysia |
| title | A comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the United States, Australia, Europe and Malaysia |
| title_full | A comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the United States, Australia, Europe and Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | A comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the United States, Australia, Europe and Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the United States, Australia, Europe and Malaysia |
| title_short | A comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the United States, Australia, Europe and Malaysia |
| title_sort | comparative study on childhood vaccination policy in the united states, australia, europe and malaysia |
| topic | RA Public aspects of medicine |
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