Impact of New Rural Health Centers on Parental Willingness to Vaccinate Children in Rural China

Chenxi Qiu

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/2025.LD25565

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Impact of New Rural Health Centers on Parental Willingness to Vaccinate Children in Rural China

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Impact of New Rural Health Centers on Parental Willingness to Vaccinate Children in Rural China

Chenxi Qiu ^1*

¹ Universiti Sains Malaysia

^*Corresponding author: 15129284475@163.com

Published on 30 July 2025

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Abstract

This study investigates the impact of new Rural Health Centers (NRHCs) on parents' vaccination willingness in rural Shaanxi Province, China, through a comparative analysis of 100 randomly sampled villages, of which 50 had established NRHCs and the other 50 had not been established. Parents were surveyed using the Children’s Vaccination Intentions Survey Scale (PACV) to analyze their differences in cognition, attitude and behavioral tendencies. The research results show that among the villages with established NRHCs, parents' willingness to vaccinate children is significantly higher than those in unestablished villages (t=4.56, p<0.05), indicating that the construction and operation of NRHCs have a positive role in enhancing parents' willingness to vaccinate. This discovery serves as a significant reference for the development of public health policies. It is recommended that policymakers promote the construction of NRHCs in more villages to optimize resource allocation, improve children's vaccination rate, and thus promote community health, reduce medical expenditures, and improve overall social welfare.

Keywords:

New Rural Health Centers (NRHCs), Parental Vaccination Willingness, Rural Areas of Shaanxi Province, Public Health Policy, Vaccination Rate

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Cite this article

Qiu,C. (2025). Impact of New Rural Health Centers on Parental Willingness to Vaccinate Children in Rural China. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,107,38-44.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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