Factors That Influence Vaccination Decision-Making by Parents Who Visit an Anthroposophical Child Welfare Center : A Focus Group Study
Joint Authors
Harmsen, Irene A.
Paulussen, Theo G. W.
Ruiter, Robert A. C.
Mollema, Liesbeth
de Melker, Hester E.
Kok, Gerjo
Source
Advances in Preventive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In recent years, parents have become more disparaging towards childhood vaccination.
One group that is critical about the National Immunization Program (NIP) and participates less comprises parents with an anthroposophical worldview.
Despite the fact that various studies have identified anthroposophists as critical parents with lower vaccination coverage, no research has been done to explore the beliefs underlying their childhood vaccination decision-making.
We conducted a qualitative study using three focus groups (n=16) of parents who visit an anthroposophical child welfare center.
Our findings show that participants did not refuse all vaccinations within the Dutch NIP, but mostly refused the Mumps, Measles, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination.
Vaccination decisions are influenced by participants’ lifestyle, perception of health, beliefs about childhood diseases, perceptions about the risks of diseases, perceptions about vaccine effectiveness and vaccine components, and trust in institutions.
Parents indicated that they felt a need for more information.
Sufficient references should be provided to sources containing more information about childhood vaccination, especially about the effectiveness of vaccines and vaccine components and the risks, such as possible side effects and benefits of vaccination.
This may satisfy parents’ information needs and enable them to make a sufficiently informed choice whether or not to vaccinate their child.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Harmsen, Irene A.& Ruiter, Robert A. C.& Paulussen, Theo G. W.& Mollema, Liesbeth& Kok, Gerjo& de Melker, Hester E.. 2012. Factors That Influence Vaccination Decision-Making by Parents Who Visit an Anthroposophical Child Welfare Center : A Focus Group Study. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451971
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Harmsen, Irene A.…[et al.]. Factors That Influence Vaccination Decision-Making by Parents Who Visit an Anthroposophical Child Welfare Center : A Focus Group Study. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451971
American Medical Association (AMA)
Harmsen, Irene A.& Ruiter, Robert A. C.& Paulussen, Theo G. W.& Mollema, Liesbeth& Kok, Gerjo& de Melker, Hester E.. Factors That Influence Vaccination Decision-Making by Parents Who Visit an Anthroposophical Child Welfare Center : A Focus Group Study. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451971
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451971