Parents' preferences for vaccination for their children in Japan

• Project/Area Number: 25460817
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Hygiene and public health
• Research Institution: Meiji Pharmaceutical University
• Principal Investigator: Shono Aiko 明治薬科大学, 薬学部, 助教 (50625308)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KONDO MASAHIDE 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 准教授 (70334068)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: ワクチン接種 / 接種選好 / 因子 / 乳幼児 / 選好 / ワクチン / 小児 / 任意接種 / 混合ワクチン / 点鼻インフルエンザ生ワクチン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The vaccination schedule for infants is tight because mothers have to vaccinate their children many times in the short term in Japan. We investigated mothers’ preferences for the new vaccines for their children if alternatives are available. We conducted two discrete choice experiments on Live-attenuated influenza vaccine and new combination vaccine. Those studies showed that safety of the vaccines is very important point while its convenience is preferred by parents/mothers.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Factors associated with seasonal influenza vaccine uptake among children in Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Aiko Shono, Masahide Kondo
  • Journal Title: BMC Infectious Diseases Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Pages: 72-72
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0821-3
  • NAID: 120007130356
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Factors that affect voluntary vaccination of children in Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Aiko Shono, Masahide Kondo
  • Journal Title: Vaccine Volume: 33 Pages: 1406-11
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Parents’ preferences for seasonal influenza vaccine for their children in Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Aiko Shono, Masahide Kondo
  • Journal Title: Vaccine Volume: 32 Pages: 5071-76
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Mothers' preferences for combination vaccines for their children in Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Aiko Shono, Masahide Kondo
  • Organizer: The 5the Asian Vaccine Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-12
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 乳幼児の任意ワクチン接種におよぼす因子の検討 (2014)
  • Author(s): 庄野 あい子, 近藤 正英
  • Organizer: 73回日本公衆衛生学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 栃木
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-05 – 2014-11-07
• [Presentation] 小児インフルエンザワクチンの親の接種選好に関する研究 (2013)
  • Author(s): 庄野あい子、近藤正英
  • Organizer: 第72回日本公衆衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: 三重県総合文化センター