Parent and provider perspectives on immunization: Are providers overestimating parental concerns?
Parent and provider perspectives on immunization: Are providers overestimating parental concerns?
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DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.11.076
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发表时间:
2014-01-23
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Middleman, Amy B.
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作者:
Healy, C. Mary;Montesinos, Diana P.;Middleman, Amy B.
Objectives: Data are limited on whether providers understand parental attitudes to recommended childhood immunizations. We determined parental attitudes and assessed how accurately providers estimated parental opinions.Methods: Survey of parents and providers (pediatricians, nurses, medical assistants) in randomly selected practices in Houston, Texas. Surveys assessed demographics, perceptions of immunization importance, safety and efficacy, and acceptability of vaccine delivery. Providers estimated parental responses.Results: 401 parents (82% mothers, 12% fathers, 6% other) and 105 providers participated. Parents thought vaccines were important for health (median score 9.5; 0 = not important, 10 = extremely important) but also were concerned regarding vaccine safety and side effects (8.9 on 0-10 scale). 309 (77%) agreed that vaccines effectively prevent disease. Route of administration mattered to 147(37%), who preferred injection (9.0) over oral (7.3) or intranasal (4.8) routes. Although parents would prefer three or fewer injections per visit, preventing more diseases (189 [47.6%]) was more important than number of injections (167 [42.3%]) when deciding the number of vaccines allowed per visit. White parents rated vaccines less important in preventing some illnesses than did non-white (P