Immunisation: the views of parents and health professionals in Ireland

A knowledge, attitude and practice study on vaccinations was undertaken among Irish parents and healthcare professionals between May and August 2001. Parents expressed fear of vaccine side effects, mistrust of health services, and felt poorly informed on the vaccination issues. According to group di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2003-06, Vol.8 (6), p.145-150
Hauptverfasser:	Cotter, S, Ryan, F, Hegarty, H, McCabe, T J, Keane, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Planning Guidelines Humans Immunization - psychology Immunization - statistics & numerical data Immunization - trends Infant Infant, Newborn Ireland Medical Staff - psychology Parents - psychology Patient Education as Topic - methods Patient Education as Topic - trends Physicians, Family Professional-Patient Relations Vaccines - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	A knowledge, attitude and practice study on vaccinations was undertaken among Irish parents and healthcare professionals between May and August 2001. Parents expressed fear of vaccine side effects, mistrust of health services, and felt poorly informed on the vaccination issues. According to group discussions, health professionals felt they lack time and user-friendly materials to properly inform the parents.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/esm.08.06.00416-en