Vaccine Hesitation in Parents of Children with Food Allergy

Authors : Ahmet KAN, Mehmet TÜRE, Kamil YILMAZ, Alper AKIN, Gülşah KARTAL, Velat ŞEN

Pages : 604-611

Doi:10.5798/dicletip.1220892

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Publication Date : 2022-12-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The term vaccine hesitation means “rejection or delay of vaccines despite the availability of vaccine services”. Parents may delay the vaccination of their children when their children have a history of food allergies. The present study aims to evaluate the factors about vaccine hesitancy of parents with food allergic children. Methods: A cross-sectional survey research, created by the researchers, was conducted to the parents of children who were already followed up with food allergy by the pediatric allergy department. Results: The parents of 190 children with a median age of 24 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2-60); months who were followed up for food allergy were included in the study. The median follow-up period of the patients was 15.5 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4–160);. Forty-four insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23.1%); participants had delayed at least one vaccination of their children due to food allergy in the past. The most common vaccine hesitancy was toward the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. The study also found that there were more delays in vaccination in children with egg allergy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(100%); than in those without egg allergy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(75.3%); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p = 0.01);. As a result of our study, it was determined that the most frequent information about vaccination was obtained from doctors insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(89.5%); Conclusions: It was understood that a substantial proportion of parents with food allergic children had vaccine hesitancy in the past. Families obtaining complete and accurate information about food allergy and vaccine interactions, especially from the health system, will prevent unnecessary delay due to vaccine hesitations.
Keywords : Food allergy, children, parents, delay, vaccine hesitancy