Parental attitudes and perceptions associated with childhood vaccine exemptions in high-exemption schools

Autor: Elizabeth T. Jacobs, Steven Haenchen, Kacey C. Ernst, Heidi L. Pottinger
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
Parents
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Viral Diseases
Psychological intervention
Social Sciences
lcsh:Medicine
Disease
Surveys
Geographical locations
0302 clinical medicine
Sociology
Health care
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
lcsh:Science
health care economics and organizations
media_common
Vaccines
Multidisciplinary
Schools
Distrust
Vaccination
Arizona
Vaccination and Immunization
humanities
Infectious Diseases
Research Design
Vaccination coverage
Engineering and Technology
Female
Management Engineering
Research Article
Adult
Infectious Disease Control
media_common.quotation_subject
Immunology
Context (language use)
Research and Analysis Methods
Education
03 medical and health sciences
Insurance
030225 pediatrics
Perception
Humans
Risk Management
Survey Research
business.industry
lcsh:R
Immunity
Biology and Life Sciences
United States
North America
lcsh:Q
Preventive Medicine
People and places
business
Demography
Measles
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 6, p e0198655 (2018)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Previous work demonstrates that individuals who obtain exemptions from school immunization requirements are geographically clustered, making regional differences in vaccination coverage a significant concern. Even where exemption levels are high, there are still parents that vaccinate. School-level assessments have determined that exemptors are more likely to attend wealthier schools with fewer minorities. Few studies have assessed divergent opinions within the context of a higher-exemption community to examine subtle differences in opinion surrounding vaccinations. Therefore, the objective of this work was to assess attitudes and perceptions towards vaccinations and compare them for exemptors and non-exemptors. We administered surveys to parents in high-exemption (>10%) elementary schools in Arizona during the 2012-13 school year. A total of 404 surveys were completed by parents among schools in Maricopa (n = 7) and Yavapai (n = 2) counties. Of these, 35% (n = 141) were exemptors and 65% (n = 261) were non-exemptors. Exemptors were more likely than non-exemptors to be concerned about serious side-effects (p
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