The Impact of Social Networks on Parents' Vaccination Decisions
The Impact of Social Networks on Parents' Vaccination Decisions
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DOI：
10.1542/peds.2012-2452
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
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8
通讯作者：
Brunson, Emily K.
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作者：
Brunson, Emily K.
背景和目的：父母决定他们的孩子是否接种疫苗，但他们很少自己做出这些决定。相反，父母受到他们的社交网络的影响，社交网络被广泛地定义为他们去获取信息、指导和建议的人和来源。本研究使用社会网络分析正式检查父母的社交网络（人网络和源网络）与他们的疫苗接种决策。除了提供符合推荐的疫苗接种计划（构象）和那些不（nonconformers）的父母的典型网络的描述，本研究还量化了网络变量对父母的疫苗接种choice.METHODS的影响：这项研究发生在国王县，华盛顿。参与者仅限于美国出生的，第一次父母与孩子年龄
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Parents decide whether their children are vaccinated, but they rarely reach these decisions on their own. Instead parents are influenced by their social networks, broadly defined as the people and sources they go to for information, direction, and advice. This study used social network analysis to formally examine parents' social networks (people networks and source networks) related to their vaccination decision-making. In addition to providing descriptions of typical networks of parents who conform to the recommended vaccination schedule (conformers) and those who do not (nonconformers), this study also quantified the effect of network variables on parents' vaccination choices.METHODS: This study took place in King County, Washington. Participation was limited to US-born, first-time parents with children aged