KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, BARRIERS REGARDINGVACCINATION CURRENT SITUATION: REVIEW

Abstract

Introduction. Vaccination is the most efficient and cost-effective preventive measure. It is fact but
attitude to immunization is debatable. Vaccination is the important part of preventive medicine in the
developed country and the list of vaccine in this country more than developing country.
Objective of this to investigation was to study of problem, barriers, attitudes towards vaccination in
the worldwide, Commonwealth of Independent States, Kazakhstan.
Methods. Problems and barriers of vaccination were studied in this review. There were included all
investigations from 2004 to 2014 years. The criteria of including in the publication were a study of
problems, barriers, attitude regarding vaccination. We found 122 publications about vaccination, but we
extracted 38 publications which corresponded to our objective.
Results. Refusal of vaccination is the actual problem of the modern society. As soon as the first
vaccine was worked out the “anti-vaccination” movement arose disputed the safety and effectiveness of
vaccination. However, WHO (World Health Organization) experts say the majority of the arguments
“anti-vaccination” movement not supported by scientific evidence. One popular anti-vaccination
argument is content in some vaccinations various toxic substances, including mercury. But there is no
evidence for systemic toxicity of vaccines (when it is used in standard doses). Alleged relationship with
thimerosal and autism has not been confirmed.
Conclusion. Refusal of vaccination is the actual problem of the modern society. Many authors offer
different solutions of this problem, but decision of this question remains unclear.