Table 3.
Themes that emerged promoting MMR vaccine uptake
| Themes | Sub-themes | Studies |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccine factors | Provide herd immunity | 1–5, 7, 10 |
| Protect the child | 3, 4, 7, 19, 20 | |
| Belief in vaccine efficacy | 4, 15, 18, 19 | |
| Belief in vaccine safety | 1, 6, 19 | |
| Benefits outweigh risks | 19 | |
| Can easily treat complications of vaccine | 20 | |
| Child mixing with unimmunized people | 2 | |
| Measles factors | Concern about severity of measles | 1, 2, 18, 19, 20 |
| Concern about susceptibility to measles | 4, 15 | |
| Lack of time/ability/competence to deal with measles | 3 | |
| Trust factors | Trust in healthcare workers, experts, or government | 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 19, 20 |
| Trust in God | 9 | |
| Social factors | Social desirability | 1, 2, 4, 10 |
| Responsibility over child | 10, 11, 19 | |
| Decision to vaccinate is intuitive | 3, 5, 10 | |
| Follow social norm | 5 | |
| Guilt for non-vaccination | 2 | |
| Practical factors | Follow recommendations | 2–4, 7, 10 |
| Little time to make informed decision | 10 | |
| Knowledge factors | Influence from peers/family | 1, 9 |
| Satisfied with information | 1 |