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Parents’ Source of Vaccine Information and Impact on Vaccine Attitudes, Beliefs, and Nonmedical Exemptions
Joint Authors
Bednarczyk, Robert A.
Salmon, Daniel A.
Jones, Abbey M.
Moulton, Lawrence H.
Omer, Saad B.
Halsey, Neal A.
Source
Advances in Preventive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In recent years, use of the Internet to obtain vaccine information has increased.
Historical data are necessary to evaluate current vaccine information seeking trends in context.
Between 2002 and 2003, surveys were mailed to 1,630 parents of fully vaccinated children and 815 parents of children with at least one vaccine exemption; 56.1% responded.
Respondents were asked about their vaccine information sources, perceptions of these sources accuracy, and their beliefs about vaccination.
Parents who did not view their child’s healthcare provider as a reliable vaccine information source were more likely to obtain vaccine information using the Internet.
Parents who were younger, more highly educated, and opposed to school immunization requirements were more likely than their counterparts to use the Internet for vaccine information.
Compared to parents who did not use the Internet for vaccine information, those who sought vaccine information on the Internet were more likely to have lower perceptions of vaccine safety (adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.66; 95% CI, 1.18–2.35), vaccine effectiveness (aOR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.32–2.53), and disease susceptibility (aOR, 2.08; 95% CI, 1.49–2.90) and were more likely to have a child with a nonmedical exemption (aOR 3.53, 95% CI, 2.61–4.76).
These findings provide context to interpret recent vaccine information seeking research.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jones, Abbey M.& Omer, Saad B.& Bednarczyk, Robert A.& Halsey, Neal A.& Moulton, Lawrence H.& Salmon, Daniel A.. 2012. Parents’ Source of Vaccine Information and Impact on Vaccine Attitudes, Beliefs, and Nonmedical Exemptions. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509312
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jones, Abbey M.…[et al.]. Parents’ Source of Vaccine Information and Impact on Vaccine Attitudes, Beliefs, and Nonmedical Exemptions. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509312
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jones, Abbey M.& Omer, Saad B.& Bednarczyk, Robert A.& Halsey, Neal A.& Moulton, Lawrence H.& Salmon, Daniel A.. Parents’ Source of Vaccine Information and Impact on Vaccine Attitudes, Beliefs, and Nonmedical Exemptions. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509312
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509312