@article{fdi:010085261, title = {{R}easons given for non-vaccination and under-vaccination of children and adolescents in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica : a systematic review}, author = {{P}{\'e}ri{\`e}res, {L}auren and {S}eror, {V}. and {B}oyer, {S}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh and {P}eretti-{W}atel, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}o achieve the full benefits of vaccination, it is key to understand the underlying causes of low vaccination by researching the barriers to vaccination at a local level. {T}his systematic literature review aims to identify the reasons given by community members for the non-vaccination and under-vaccination of children and adolescents in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {P}ub{M}ed, {W}eb of {S}cience, {P}syc{INFO}, {A}frican {I}ndex {M}edicus, and {A}frican {J}ournals {O}nline databases were searched to identify articles published between 2010 and 2020. {A} total of 37 articles were included. {A}s 17 studies did not report the reasons for non-vaccination and under-vaccination separately, we considered these two outcomes as "incomplete vaccination". {T}he most common reasons for incomplete vaccination were related to caregiver's time constraints, lack of knowledge regarding vaccination, the unavailability of vaccines/personnel in healthcare facilities, missed opportunities for vaccination, caregiver's fear of minor side effects, poor access to vaccination services, and caregiver's vaccination beliefs.}, keywords = {{S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica ; child ; adolescent ; vaccination ; reasons ; systematic review ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {NIGERIA} ; {OUGANDA} ; {ETHIOPIE} ; {KENYA} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {MALAWI} ; {GHANA} ; {GUINEE} {BISSAU} ; {TANZANIE} ; {SOUDAN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{H}uman {V}accines and {I}mmunotherapeutics}, volume = {[{E}arly acces]}, numero = {}, pages = {[12 ]}, ISSN = {2164-5515}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1080/21645515.2022.2076524}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085261}, }