Knowledge of Norovirus and Attitudes toward a Potential Norovirus Vaccine in Rural Guatemala: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Survey

Olson, Daniel; Krager, Steven; Lamb, Molly M.; Rick, Anne-Marie; Asturias, Edwin J.

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.17-0771

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“…Previous studies revealed that low parental health literacy correlates with worse health outcomes in their children [25,26]. Good knowledge about virus infection in the general public will help to reduce the health consequences of virus infection and to increase the population's willingness to pay for future vaccination [24,27]. This present study demonstrates that parents whose children attended kindergartens had poor awareness of HuNoV infection in Chengdu.…”

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Knowledge, Awareness, and Prevention of Norovirus Infection among Kindergarten Parents in Chengdu, China

Cheng

2022

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Human noroviruses (HuNoVs) are a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis among children in China. However, little is known about parents’ knowledge of HuNoV infection and their understanding of how to prevent and control the disease. Therefore, we performed an exploratory survey to assess the level of knowledge of HuNoV infection among kindergarten parents. A cross-sectional survey was conducted by investigating kindergarteners’ parents through an online self-administered questionnaire between October 2020 and November 2020 in Chengdu, China. A total of 771 questionnaires were received with valid responses, and 81.97% of respondents had heard about NoV before. Among parents who had heard about HuNoV before, they had a poor awareness of incubation period, duration, and high-incidence seasons of HuNoV infection. The respondents also had a low-level awareness of how to clean the places contaminated by vomitus or stool. The multiple-regression analysis confirmed that factors associated with good knowledge regarding HuNoV infection were level of education, occupation, history of infection, and HuNoV learning experience. The most expected approach to learn about HuNoV among parents was the internet, followed by knowledge training in kindergartens, community information, and television. This is the first study to assess kindergarten parents’ knowledge and awareness of HuNoV infection. The survey results provide insights that would help in developing effective strategies and educational materials to prevent and control the disease.

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Knowledge, Awareness, and Prevention of Norovirus Infection among Kindergarten Parents in Chengdu, China

Cheng

2022

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“…One Guatemalan study, conducted in 2017, assessed attitudes toward a potential norovirus vaccine and found respondent attitudes to be generally positive, except among those with prior history of vaccine refusal. 8 With advances in both pediatric, 9 and adult clinical trials, 10 it is an opportune time to explore attitudes about a potential norovirus vaccine in the United States.…”

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Attitudes toward a future norovirus vaccine among members of an integrated healthcare delivery system in Portland, Oregon, 2016-2017

Groom,

Schmidt,

Calderwood

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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With recent advances in U.S. clinical trials for norovirus vaccines, it is an opportune time to examine what is known about the public receptivity to this novel vaccine. From October 2016–September 2017, we surveyed Kaiser Permanente Northwest members in Portland, Oregon, to ask their level of agreement on a 5-point scale with statements about the need for and willingness to get a potential norovirus vaccine for themselves or their child and analyzed their responses according to age, occupational status, prior vaccine uptake, and history of prior norovirus diagnoses. The survey response rate was 13.5% ( n = 3,894); 807 (21%) responded as legal guardians, on behalf of a child <18 y of age and 3,087 (79%) were adults aged 18+ y. The majority of respondents were in agreement about getting the norovirus vaccine, if available (60% of legal guardians, 52% of adults aged 18–64 y, and 55% of adults aged 65+ y). Prior vaccination for influenza and rotavirus (among children) was the only correlate significantly associated with more positive attitudes toward receiving norovirus vaccine. Pre-pandemic attitudes in our all-ages study population reveal generally positive attitudes toward willingness to get a norovirus vaccine, particularly among those who previously received influenza or rotavirus vaccines.

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“…Guatemala is one such country with a history of inconsistent vaccine access and high vaccine acceptance, though vaccine hesitancy in certain populations has been increasing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Guatemala’s health system is composed of two sectors, public and private.…”

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COVID-19 Attitudes and Vaccine Hesitancy among an Agricultural Community in Southwest Guatemala: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Rojop¹,

Calvimontes

Barrios³

et al. 2023

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Despite offering free-of-charge COVID-19 vaccines starting July 2021, Guatemala has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Latin America. From September 28, 2021 to April 11, 2022, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of community members, adapting a CDC questionnaire to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine access and hesitancy. Of 233 participants ≥12 years, 127 (55%) received > 1 dose of COVID-19 and 4 (2%) reported prior COVID-19 illness. Persons ≥12 years old who were unvaccinated (n = 106) were more likely to be female (73% vs. 41%, p < 0.001) and homemakers (69% vs. 24%, p < 0.01) compared with vaccinated participants (n = 127). Among those ≥18 years, the main reported motivation for vaccination among vaccinated participants was to protect the health of family/friends (101/117, 86%); on the other hand, 40 (55%) unvaccinated persons reported little/no confidence in public health institutions recommending COVID-19 vaccination. Community- and/or home-based vaccination programs, including vaccination of families through the workplace, may better reach female homemakers and reduce inequities and hesitancy.

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Knowledge of Norovirus and Attitudes toward a Potential Norovirus Vaccine in Rural Guatemala: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Survey

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Knowledge, Awareness, and Prevention of Norovirus Infection among Kindergarten Parents in Chengdu, China

Knowledge, Awareness, and Prevention of Norovirus Infection among Kindergarten Parents in Chengdu, China

Attitudes toward a future norovirus vaccine among members of an integrated healthcare delivery system in Portland, Oregon, 2016-2017

COVID-19 Attitudes and Vaccine Hesitancy among an Agricultural Community in Southwest Guatemala: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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