Why are children not being immunised? Barriers to immunisation uptake in South Devon

Autor:	Moira Maconachie, G.J. Lewendon
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	03 medical and health sciences 030505 public health 0302 clinical medicine Nursing business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Communication skills 0305 other medical science business Childhood immunisation Qualitative research
Zdroj:	Health Education Journal. 61:212-220
ISSN:	1748-8176 0017-8969
DOI:	10.1177/001789690206100303
Popis:	Objective To identify local factors contributing to poor immunisation uptake. Design A multidesign study using quantitative and qualitative methods. Setting South Devon - a rural, relatively affluent area. Method In addition to using routinely available data, postal surveys, semi- structured and focus group interviews were used as a means of gathering new data. Results As well as highlighting different parental and health professional perceptions of the reason for low uptake, the study identified a number of factors such as consent, training of health professionals and the accuracy and timeliness of data collection that were contributing to the inadequate immunisation uptake. Conclusion The study has shown a range of factors contributing to whether or not a child is immunised. There is a clinical governance issue to ensure improvement in the quality of the service provided for children and their families. Accredited training should be a mandatory require ment for everyone giving immunisations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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