Vaccines and autism: a preliminary qualitative study on the beliefs of concerned mothers in Italy

Pivetti, Monica; Melotti, Giannino; Mancini, Claudia

doi:10.1080/17482631.2020.1754086

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“…The biggest fears include vaccination side effects and doubts about the effectiveness of vaccination [ 30 ]. One widely spread theory claims that herd immunity does not exist, whilst the other that the vaccines cause autism or that the pandemic is in fact created by the media [ 30 , 37 ]. As they become more and more prevalent, depending on personal interpretation and some emotional aspects, they seem to be more compelling to the majority of the society, as compared to the raw and objective scientific facts [ 38 , 39 ].…”

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Attitude and Behaviors towards SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study from Poland

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Healthcare workers are particularly exposed to biological risk during their daily occupational activities. Nowadays, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become one of the most widespread infectious agents. In the current study, we performed a survey on the attitude and behavior of Polish healthcare workers (HCW), which comprise physicians (MD) and administrative healthcare assistants (HA) towards the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. Our study involved 2300 subjects (42.17% female; 10.96% MD; 5.87% HA). The evaluation was conducted using a Google Forms survey based on original questions and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale—21 Items questionnaire. HCW significantly more often demonstrated their willingness to get vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 as compared to the control group (82.95% vs. 54.31%, respectively). The main concern, as regards all groups, was the development of long-term side effects after getting COVID-19 vaccine. The study revealed that depression significantly affects the willingness to get vaccinated. The readiness was significantly strengthened by positive medical history of recommended vaccinations, fear of catching COVID-19, as well as fear of passing on the disease to the relatives. Overall, the percentage of HCW, who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 remains unsatisfactory. Further works exploring this subject are needed to take a step closer to achieving the herd immunity in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Attitude and Behaviors towards SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study from Poland

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“…Health care personnel should be made aware of this, as well as of the fact "that experts and non-experts perceive risk differently" (Sanftenberg et al, 2021, p. 195). Taking the perceptions and feelings of people seriously, rather than dismissing them is a key insight that needs to be repeated as pointed out by several scholars (e.g., Hobson-West, 2007;Hausman, 2019;Pivetti et al, 2020).…”

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Using Rhetorical Situations to Examine and Improve Vaccination Communication

2021

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Opinion polls have documented a considerable public skepticism towards a COVID-19 vaccine. Seeking to address the vaccine skepticism challenge this essay surveys the research on vaccine hesitancy and trust building through the lens of the rhetorical situation and points towards five broad principles for a content strategy for public health communicators in regards to vaccination: 1) vaccine hesitancy is not irrational per se; 2) messages should be tailored to the various hesitancy drivers; 3) what is perceived as trustworthy is situational and constantly negotiated; 4) in areas of uncertainty where no exact knowledge exists, the character of the speaker becomes more important; and 5) the trustworthiness of the speaker can be strengthened through finding some common ground—such as shared feelings or accepted premises—with the audience. Such common insights are on offer in the literature on rhetoric and persuasion and linked here with the research on vaccine communication and trust focusing specifically on the latter and character.

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“…DPT vaccine significantly impacts the likelihood of underweight ( p ‐value < .05, 95% CI, 1.00–1.09), and overweight ( p ‐value < .01, 95% CI, 1.12–1.32) condition of underprivileged children with the odds ratio greater than 1.0. Despite the availability, vaccine hesitancy and refusal could be a potential barrier for a child to achieve immunity against a specific viral or bacterial disease (e.g., polio diseases cause paralyzes and DPT causes lifelong disabilities in children) that might increase the odds of impaired growth (Bhopal & Nielsen, 2020; Pivetti et al, 2020).…”

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Bioecological determinants of malnutrition in underprivileged children in India

Afsharinia

Gurtoo

2022

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

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India has made considerable progress towards tackling child malnutrition since the launch of the ICDS scheme in 1975, with currently 1.3 million centres across the country. The latest NFHS‐5 data (2018–20), however, shows limited improvement in the percentage of stunted, wasted, and underweight children, at 36%, 19%, and 32%, respectively. Given the persistent state of malnutrition in India, we probe, are there more nuances and unexplored dimensions to malnutrition issue that can add to the existing literature and support policy making? Demographic and Health Survey (2015–16) data of 70,618 children between the age of 2 and 5 years, from underprivileged communities in India, were investigated using the Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Theory Model. Three malnutrition outcome measures were calculated as per WHO standards, namely, height‐for‐age, weight‐for‐height, and weight‐for‐age. Binary and multinomial logistic regression models brought out two noteworthy results, namely, the importance of vaccination and the paradox of maternal working status. Vaccination status positively impacts the outcome measures, and maternal working status demonstrates a paradoxical situation. The children of non‐working mothers had better health statistics, indicating positive impact of a higher amount of time spent on direct childcare. However, working women in poor households bring economic capital to the house, indirectly bringing positive impacts on family health and nutrition. The results also confirmed the significance of maternal and child health status, access to healthcare, and need for dietary diversity. The importance of vaccination, especially in the context of COVID‐19, has been emphasized by policymakers. The policymakers need to relook at the existing welfare programs like ICDS and Creche Scheme to incorporate better‐supporting structures for working mothers for health access and childcare activities.

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Vaccines and autism: a preliminary qualitative study on the beliefs of concerned mothers in Italy

Cited by 13 publications

References 89 publications

Attitude and Behaviors towards SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study from Poland

Attitude and Behaviors towards SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study from Poland

Using Rhetorical Situations to Examine and Improve Vaccination Communication

Bioecological determinants of malnutrition in underprivileged children in India

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