Information on vaccination: meeting the needs of unvaccinated youngsters in the Netherlands
| Autor: | Marlies E J L Hulscher, Kees van ’t Spijker, Koos van der Velden, Jeannine L A Hautvast, Wilhelmina L.M. Ruijs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Health services Young Adult Risk groups Protestantism Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Netherlands Health Services Needs and Demand Consumer Health Information business.industry Immunization Programs Health Policy Religion and Medicine Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Effective primary care and public health [NCEBP 7] Christianity humanities Effective primary care and public health Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation [NCEBP 7] Vaccination coverage Family medicine Information source Female business Quality of hospital and integrated care [NCEBP 4] |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Public Health, 21, 3, pp. 344-6 European Journal of Public Health, 21, 344-6 |
| ISSN: | 1464-360X 1101-1262 |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 96016.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) To improve vaccination coverage in the Netherlands, compulsory consultation of the youth health service has been suggested for unvaccinated youngsters. It is assumed that sound medical arguments will convince them to accept vaccination. We assessed the need for information of the highest risk group, the unvaccinated orthodox protestant youngsters. Only 21% of over 600 respondents were interested in medical aspects of vaccination, whereas >50% were interested in religious aspects. Their preferred information source was a Christian organization, not the youth health service. Our study shows the importance of exploration of the target group before introducing a new policy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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