Parent Knowledge and Attitudes About School-Based Hepatitis B Immunization Programs

Parent Knowledge and Attitudes About School-Based Hepatitis B Immunization Programs

Surveyed parents of students in the Houston Independent School District to determine preferences regarding immunization clinic site and preferred consent procedures for a Hepatitis B immunization program. Results indicated a significant lack of parent knowledge regarding the Hepatitis B virus. Demog...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of school health 2002-10, Vol.72 (8), p.348-350
Hauptverfasser: Middleman, Amy B., Guajardo, Andrea D., Sunwoo, Edward, Sansaricq, Kim M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitudes
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Child
Children
Consent
Data Analysis
Disabled children
Elementary Secondary Education
Exceptional children
Female
Gays
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatitis B vaccines
Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage
Humans
Immunization
Immunization of children
Immunization of infants
Immunization Programs
Infants
Knowledge
Knowledge Level
Male
Nursing
Parent Attitudes
Parents
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Parents of disabled children
Parents of exceptional children
Parents of gays
Polls & surveys
Public opinion
Public opinion polls
School Based Health Clinics
School Health Services
School Nurses
Statistics
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Surveyed parents of students in the Houston Independent School District to determine preferences regarding immunization clinic site and preferred consent procedures for a Hepatitis B immunization program. Results indicated a significant lack of parent knowledge regarding the Hepatitis B virus. Demographic variables influenced parents' knowledge and attitudes but not choice of consent procedures. Parents supported immunization programs taking place at school. (SM)
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2002.tb07923.x