How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs?

Paul Ndebele; Sithembile Ruzario

doi:10.1001/amajethics.2020.76

How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs?

AMA J Ethics. 2020 Feb 1;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76.

Authors

Paul Ndebele¹, Sithembile Ruzario²

Affiliations

¹ A senior research regulatory specialist and professorial lecturer at George Washington University in Washington, DC.
² A doctoral candidate at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa, and she is also a principal research compliance officer at the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe.

PMID: 32048577
DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76

Abstract

Limited understanding of public health disease prevention programs often leads to resistance, which ultimately results in low vaccine uptake. This article suggests how public health practitioners can improve public understanding of cervical cancer and HPV vaccination programs, which is key to improving health literacy, using culturally appropriate materials and approaches to boost public acceptance of vaccine programs.

MeSH terms

Culturally Competent Care*
Female
Health Communication*
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / ethnology*
Health Literacy*
Humans
Immunization Programs / ethics*
Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control
Papillomavirus Vaccines / administration & dosage
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / ethnology*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control

Substances

Papillomavirus Vaccines