This statistic depicts the percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients that were reluctant to receive select infant vaccinations as of 2018. According to the data, 36 percent of physicians said they had patients that were reluctant to receive the MMR vaccination for infants.
Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients that were reluctant to receive select infant vaccinations within the past 12 months as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of providers
Measles, mumps, Rubella (MMR)
36%
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (MMRV)
25%
Varicella (chickenpox)
25%
Rotavirus
14%
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus influenzae type B (DTaP-IPV-Hib)
8%
Pneumococcal
6%
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio, haemophilus influenzae type (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib)
5%
Hepatitis A & B (HAHB)
3%
Meningococcal
3%
Hepatitis A (HA)
2%
Hepatitis B (HB)
2%
All infant vaccines
26%
None/no patients identified specific vaccines they are reluctant to receive
Healthcare providers that provide vaccinations to patients
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: In the last year, which of the following specific vaccines, if any, did patients say that they are reluctant to receive (for themselves or for their family members)? Base: HCPs who administer/provide advice on infant vaccines.
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Environics Analytics. (March 31, 2018). Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients that were reluctant to receive select infant vaccinations within the past 12 months as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/970343/infant-vaccines-patients-were-reluctant-to-receive-in-canada/
Environics Analytics. "Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients that were reluctant to receive select infant vaccinations within the past 12 months as of 2018." Chart. March 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/970343/infant-vaccines-patients-were-reluctant-to-receive-in-canada/
Environics Analytics. (2018). Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients that were reluctant to receive select infant vaccinations within the past 12 months as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/970343/infant-vaccines-patients-were-reluctant-to-receive-in-canada/
Environics Analytics. "Percentage of Canadian Family Physicians Who Had Patients That Were Reluctant to Receive Select Infant Vaccinations within The past 12 Months as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/970343/infant-vaccines-patients-were-reluctant-to-receive-in-canada/
Environics Analytics, Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients that were reluctant to receive select infant vaccinations within the past 12 months as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/970343/infant-vaccines-patients-were-reluctant-to-receive-in-canada/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients that were reluctant to receive select infant vaccinations within the past 12 months as of 2018 [Graph], Environics Analytics, March 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/970343/infant-vaccines-patients-were-reluctant-to-receive-in-canada/
