Systematic Review of Parental Vaccine Hesitancy Interventions

A systematic review analyzes 11 quantitative studies on educational and psychological interventions targeting parental vaccine hesitancy for childhood vaccines. The review, authored by Isa Zappullo and published in April 2026, synthesizes evidence from articles published between April 2015 and July 2025. It categorizes interventions into narrative-based, web-based, culturally-targeted, and other communication-based types.

Use Cases

• Analyze intervention effectiveness by comparing pre-post measures across the 11 included studies.
• Identify the most frequently targeted vaccine (e.g., HPV) and its correlation with intervention type.
• Compare the duration of interventions, ranging from single sessions to 2-year programs, against reported outcomes.
• Categorize and evaluate the four main intervention types (narrative-based, web-based, culturally-targeted, other communication-based) for comparative analysis.
• Assess the target population range, from infants to adolescents, in relation to intervention design and results.

Strengths

• Includes 11 peer-reviewed studies meeting specific quantitative and pre-post measurement criteria.
• Searches three major databases (PubMed, PsychINFO, Web of Science) for literature from April 2015 to July 2025.
• Clearly defines four main categories of intervention types for structured analysis.

Limitations

• Small evidence base of only 11 qualifying studies, limiting statistical power and generalizability.
• Considerable variability in intervention design and outcomes noted, indicating heterogeneous data.
• The 34.1 KB file size indicates a summary document, not the underlying primary data from the reviewed studies.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Isa Zappullo.

Collection Method

Systematic literature review of PubMed, PsychINFO, and Web of Science databases.

Time Range

Reviewed studies published from April 2015 to July 2025.

Freshness

Literature search includes studies up to July 2025; review last updated April 2026.

Geography

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