Attitudinal and demographic predictors of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) uptake during the UK catch-up campaign 2008-09: cross-sectional survey.

Autor: Katrina Brown, Graham Fraser, Mary Ramsay, Ruth Shanley, Noel Cowley, Johan van Wijgerden, Penelope Toff, Michelle Falconer, Michael Hudson, John Green, J Simon Kroll, Charles Vincent, Nick Sevdalis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 5, p e19381 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019381
Popis: Continued suboptimal measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine uptake has re-established measles epidemic risk, prompting a UK catch-up campaign in 2008-09 for children who missed MMR doses at scheduled age. Predictors of vaccine uptake during catch-ups are poorly understood, however evidence from routine schedule uptake suggests demographics and attitudes may be central. This work explored this hypothesis using a robust evidence-based measure.Cross-sectional self-administered questionnaire with objective behavioural outcome.365 UK parents, whose children were aged 5-18 years and had received
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