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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025)
Volumen 10, Número 1. Salud y Sociedad Uptc 2025

Artículos de Revisión

Nursing role in the face of vaccine hesitancy: a scoping review

https://doi.org/10.19053/uptc.2744953X.18527

Published 2024-12-04

  • Nati del Pilar Vesga Morales
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  • Fred Gustavo Manrique Abril

Nati del Pilar Vesga Morales
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Fred Gustavo Manrique Abril
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Abstract

Introduction: Vaccine hesitancy is considered a complex phenomenon, where nursing in Latin America has not ventured in a concrete way, therefore, it is considered a vital element for the discipline to address and interpret it from the role of nursing. Objective: To understand the scope and type of evidence in relation to the role of nursing in the face of reluctance, rejection and refusal behaviors towards vaccination in Latin America. Materials and methods: A scoping review was carried out where 29 research articles were prioritized, these from 2020 and identified in Latin America. Results: The main reasons for vaccination hesitancy identified in Latin America were misinformation, fear, distrust in vaccines and in the health system. Various intervention strategies were identified in Europe and the USA, which focus on education, awareness and communicative health. Discussion: There is no evidence of comprehensive nursing actions addressing the phenomenon in Latin America. Conclusions: Vaccination hesitancy in Latin America is a phenomenon that requires a very primary approach. It is necessary to identify it, qualify it and study the most cost-effective strategies to address vaccination hesitancy among nurses in the services.

Keywords

Vaccination, Vaccination Hesitancy, Vaccination Refusal, Nursing

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Author Biography

Nati del Pilar Vesga Morales

Doctorate Student in Nursing Faculty of Nursing National University of Colombia

Fred Gustavo Manrique Abril

PhD. Profesor Titular Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja.

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