Parents’ Experience and Views of Vaccinating Their Child against Influenza at Primary School and at the General Practice

Paterson, Pauline; Schulz, Will S.; Utley, Martin; Larson, Heidi

doi:10.3390/ijerph15040622

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“…While there is limited literature on the facilitators of flu vaccination in this population, evidence from studies involving other age groups or other childhood vaccinations is relevant. The introduction of the in-school vaccination programme successfully increased uptake of the flu vaccine in schoolage children in England (Moulsdale et al 2017;Paterson et al 2018b). Pharmacies have been effective venues through which to promote uptake of the flu vaccine in adults (Burson et al 2016).…”

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“…Barriers to childhood flu vaccination identified in previous studies include: a perceived lack of need for the vaccine (Gazmararian et al 2010;King and Leask 2017;Paterson et al 2018a, b;Sampson et al 2011); fear of severe adverse reactions (Gnanasekaran et al 2006;Goss et al 2020;Lau et al 2013;Offutt-Powell et al 2014;Paterson et al 2018a, b;Sampson et al 2011); and lack of convenient access (Daley et al 2006;Gazmararian et al 2010;Goss et al 2020;Lind et al 2015;O'Leary et al 2015;Uwemedimo et al 2012). The belief that the vaccine effectively protects a child from flu (Bhat-Schelbert et al 2012;Biezen et al 2018;Daley et al 2006;Gnanasekaran et al 2006;Paterson et al 2018b) and a doctor's recommendation (Daley et al 2006;Gnanasekaran et al 2006;Lau et al 2013;O'Leary et al 2015;Offutt-Powell et al 2014) are common facilitators. To date, no published research has qualitatively explored barriers and facilitators of vaccine uptake for pre-school children in England, where flu vaccination rates tend to be suboptimal.…”

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Barriers and facilitators of childhood flu vaccination: the views of parents in North East England

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McColl

Visram

2022

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Aim The aim of this study was to complete a descriptive qualitative investigation of parents’ perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to flu vaccination for pre-school children. Subject and method Participants were recruited through various communication channels to maximize sample variation. Invitations to participate in the study were sent to members of the Newcastle University Parent Network and to parents who had participated in previous research conducted at Newcastle University. Twelve participants (six with vaccinated children, six whose children were not vaccinated) took part in a semi-structured interview via Zoom. Transcripts were coded using Nvivo 12 and data were thematically analyzed using the COM-B model of health behavior change. Results Participants whose children were not vaccinated against flu nonetheless generally held favourable views of vaccination and reported low concern about side-effects. Barriers involved a combination of internal and external factors, mainly a lack of convenient access to vaccination opportunities and flu vaccination being a low priority for busy parents. Conclusion Our findings suggest that socioeconomic status, which is known to influence other vaccination behaviors, may influence uptake of the flu vaccine in this population. Inconvenient vaccination opportunities and a lack of awareness of the need to vaccinate are major barriers to uptake for some parents. The finding that belief that flu vaccination is a civic responsibility is a new contribution to the literature.

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Barriers and facilitators of childhood flu vaccination: the views of parents in North East England

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Visram

2022

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“…However, if school-based vaccination needs to be expanded in the future, it needs to be further explored and the perspectives of students need to be researched upon. [8]…”

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Drivers and barriers for measles rubella vaccination campaign: A qualitative study

Krishnendhu

George

2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background: The measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign was launched in Kerala on 3 rd October 2017 aiming to eliminate MR by 2020. The drive was carried out in schools, community centers, and medical institutions. The initial phase of the MR campaign met with many controversies that affected its coverage. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to analyze the drivers and barriers for acceptance of MR vaccination in the field area of a primary health center (PHC), which reported a low coverage (62%) during the initial phase of the campaign. Methods: A qualitative study consisting of key informant interviews of parents of vaccinated and unvaccinated children, medical officers of the PHC, Junior Public Health Nurse (JPHN), and Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers, and the principals of government and private schools where the campaign was conducted was also interviewed. Results: The major barrier to acceptance of MR campaign was the anti-vaccination propaganda in social media. The messages falsely linked fertility issues with the vaccine. The purpose of this campaign was not properly understood by the parents. The campaign was implemented within a short span of time resulting in coordination issues between the stakeholders. However, it was observed that religious affiliations played a major role in reducing coverage. The drivers to acceptance of MR vaccination campaign were the team effort of the healthcare providers who constantly motivated parents to vaccinate their children. Conclusion: Addressing the anti-vaccination propaganda has become the need of the hour. The inclusion of all stakeholders including religious leaders in the planning and implementation of the campaign is essential for its success.

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“…6 Immunization activities at the school setting played a double-edge weapon like children were not so anxious as they were in the school not at the hospital but another way, parents were so anxious as the immunization activities being done at the school which is similar to the findings of another study. 7 Because of the more emphasis on the immunization of girl child, the anti-vaccination lobby popularized that the government targeted the Muslim community and it has anti-fertility side effects. But one of the studies stated that there were no such vaccines which caused anti-fertility effects and the rate of growth of Muslim countries continued to be the same.…”

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Barriers for measles rubella vaccination campaign in rural area of Jammu: a qualitative study

Sangra

Choudhary

Kouser³

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Measles is a highly contagious virus, spread by contact with an infected person through coughing and sneezing. Like measles, rubella can be prevented with a safe, effective and inexpensive vaccine. This can be delivered as a rubella vaccine alone, or combined with measles vaccine (MR) or with measles and mumps vaccines (MMR). The objectives of the study were to analyze the barriers for acceptance of MR vaccination in the field area of New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) Miran Sahib, one of the NTPHC of CHC R. S. Pura, field practice area of Department of Community Medicine, GMC Jammu.Methods: A qualitative study which consisting of interviews of parents of children both vaccinated as well as unvaccinated as well as teachers and principals of children of various government and private schools, Female Multipurpose Health Worker (FMPHW)s, accredited social health activist (ASHA) workers and Anganwadi workers where the campaign was conducted was also interviewed.Results: The major barrier to acceptance of MR vaccination was wrong message conducted through some social media that it results in deaths of some children in various places, and also the messages spread in some religions like in Muslim community that the Vaccine leads to infertility. But the sensitization meetings with the parents, school staff by the health team prior to vaccination played a major role and results in the vaccine coverage of 95%.Conclusions: Before eliminating MR, there are many barriers which are needed to be addressed.

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Parents’ Experience and Views of Vaccinating Their Child against Influenza at Primary School and at the General Practice

Cited by 9 publications

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Barriers and facilitators of childhood flu vaccination: the views of parents in North East England

Barriers and facilitators of childhood flu vaccination: the views of parents in North East England

Drivers and barriers for measles rubella vaccination campaign: A qualitative study

Barriers for measles rubella vaccination campaign in rural area of Jammu: a qualitative study

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