Causes of Vaccine Hesitancy among the parents: A Survey in Suburban Area of Lahore

Aim: To study the Causes of vaccine hesitancy among the parents: a survey in suburban area of Lahore Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital comprising 100 cases fulfilling the inclusion criteria from December 2017 to March 2018. Record of the cases was collected in predesigned proforma. Results: Of the 100 cases, 26 (26%) cases are partially/non-vaccinated because there was no door to door facility of all vaccinations, in 22 cases (22 %) parents missed one scheduled dose and didn't follow the schedule further, 20 (20%) cases live in remote areas where centre is far away from their territory and 16 (16%) cases were not vaccinated due to history of illness at the time of particular vaccination. Conclusion: In this study, maximum partially/non-vaccinated cases were due to non availability of health system facility at their door step and parents missed the planned dose and quit the schedule.