Survey shows high adherence to vaccination among children and adolescents

Immunization

Trend is observed in all regions of Brazil

Research by the Solidarity Research Network in Public Policies and Society and the José Luiz Egydio Setúbal Foundation shows high parental adherence to vaccination of children and adolescents in Brazil. Data were collected in the months of July and August with a national sample of more than two thousand interviewees.

According to the study, 97.8% of adults, fathers or mothers, with children aged 14 or younger, said they had vaccinated their children with all the vaccines that are part of the National Immunization Plan (PNI). This proportion was 96.1% in the Central West; 100%, in the Northeast; 95.3%, in the North; 97.8% in the Southeast and 97.5% in the South.

“The data analyzed suggest that in the current Brazilian context, parents express favorable opinions about vaccinating their children with different immunization agents and report high levels of adherence to immunization. This trend is observed in all regions of the country, although small fluctuations can be observed between regions and between the immunizers covered in the study”,

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The survey also asked parents about the possibility of vaccinating their children in campaigns carried out in schools: 82.8% of those interviewed said “yes” to the vaccine against Covid-19; 88.8% for the influenza vaccine; and 88% for HPV.

“There is low hesitancy in Brazil regarding vaccination campaigns promoted in schools, with high adherence among fathers and mothers in different regions of the country. The positive response of parents to vaccination in schools reinforces the presence of high levels of confidence in the safety of the vaccines administered”,

says the research.

Brazilians aged 18 or over were interviewed. A national sample of 2,129 interviewees (representative of the Brazilian population and the Central-West, Northeast, North, Southeast and South regions) responded personally to a questionnaire in their homes between July 29th and August 3rd, 2023. Fathers and mothers totaled 61 .4% of the total respondents.

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