Prevalence of Parental Concerns About Childhood Vaccines

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 548-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Kempe ◽  
Matthew F. Daley ◽  
Mary M. McCauley ◽  
Lori A. Crane ◽  
Christina A. Suh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parental Concerns ◽  
Childhood Vaccines

scholarly journals Parental concerns and uptake of childhood vaccines in rural Tanzania – a mixed methods study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lavanya Vasudevan ◽  
Joy Noel Baumgartner ◽  
Sara Moses ◽  
Esther Ngadaya ◽  
Sayoki Godfrey Mfinanga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Vaccine Coverage ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Parental Concerns ◽  
Childhood Vaccines

Abstract Background Vaccine hesitancy has been recognized as an important barrier to timely vaccinations around the world, including in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, 1 in 4 children is not fully vaccinated. The objective of this mixed methods study was to describe and contextualize parental concerns towards vaccines in Tanzania. Methods Between 2016 and 2017, we conducted a cross-sectional survey (n = 134) and four focus group discussions (FGDs, n = 38) with mothers of children under 2 years of age residing in Mtwara region in Southern Tanzania. The survey and FGDs assessed vaccination knowledge and concerns and barriers to timely vaccinations. Vaccination information was obtained from government-issued vaccination cards. Results In the cross-sectional survey, 72% of mothers reported missed or delayed receipt of vaccines for their child. Although vaccine coverage was high, timeliness of vaccinations was lower and varied by vaccine. Rural mothers reported more vaccine-related concerns compared to urban mothers; literacy and access to information were identified as key drivers of the difference. Mothers participating in FGDs indicated high perceived risk of vaccine-preventable illnesses, but expressed concerns related to poor geographic accessibility, unreliability of services, and missed opportunities for vaccinations resulting from provider efforts to minimize vaccine wastage. Conclusions Findings from our cross-sectional survey indicate the presence of vaccination delays and maternal concerns related to childhood vaccines in Tanzania. In FGDs, mothers raised issues related to convenience more often than issues related to vaccine confidence or complacency. Further research is necessary to understand how these issues may contribute to the emergence and persistence of vaccine hesitancy and to identify effective mitigation strategies.

Psychological Characteristics and Parental Concerns of Girls With Precocious Puberty

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soohyun Shin ◽  
Hye Yeon Shin ◽  
Kyong-Mee Chung ◽  
Mi Jung Park ◽  
Shin Hye Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Precocious Puberty ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Parental Concerns

scholarly journals Minimising Immunisation Pain of childhood vaccines: The MIP pilot study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narelle Jenkins ◽  
Francesca Orsini ◽  
Sonja Elia ◽  
Kirsten Perrett
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Childhood Vaccines

Republicans, Not Democrats, Are More Likely to Endorse Anti-Vaccine Misinformation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1532673X2110226
Author(s):  
Matthew Motta
Keyword(s):  
Vaccine Safety ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Scientific Experts ◽  
Childhood Vaccine ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Childhood Vaccines ◽  
Partisan Identification

Vaccine safety skeptics are often thought to be more likely to self-identify as Democrats (vs. Independents or Republicans). Recent studies, however, suggest that childhood vaccine misinformation is either more common among Republicans, or is uninfluenced by partisan identification (PID). Uncertainty about the partisan underpinnings of vaccine misinformation acceptance is important, as it could complicate efforts to pursue pro-vaccine health policies. I theorize that Republicans should be more likely to endorse anti-vaccine misinformation, as they tend to express more-negative views toward scientific experts. Across six demographically and nationally representative surveys, I find that—while few Americans think that “anti-vaxxers” are more likely to be Republicans than Democrats—Republican PID is significantly associated with the belief that childhood vaccines can cause autism. Consistent with theoretical expectations, effect is strongly mediated by anti-expert attitudes—an effect which supplemental panel analyses suggest is unlikely to be reverse causal.

scholarly journals The Role of Emotional Competences in Parents’ Vaccine Hesitancy

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Teresa Gavaruzzi ◽  
Marta Caserotti ◽  
Irene Leo ◽  
Alessandra Tasso ◽  
Leonardo Speri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Vaccine Safety ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Mental Images ◽  
Emotional Competencies ◽  
Vaccine Refusal ◽  
Behavior Study ◽  
Childhood Vaccines ◽  
Role Of Parents

The role of parents’ emotional competencies on vaccine hesitancy and decision making has been seldom examined. Two studies investigated the relationship between parents’ attitudes towards childhood vaccines and self-reported behavior (Study 1) and between parents’ emotional competence and attitudes towards vaccines (Study 2). In Study 1, predictors of temporal, partial, or complete vaccine refusal (having voluntarily postponed/forgone some/all vaccines) were examined in 2778 parents. In Study 2, psychological predictors of the attitude towards vaccines were examined in 593 parents, using the Profile of Emotional Competence and the valence of mental images spontaneously associated with the term “vaccine”. In Study 1, attitudes were aggregated in three independent factors (concerns about vaccine safety; diseases prevented by vaccines; and naturalistic views) that independently predicted vaccine refusal. In Study 2, a significant mediational analysis showed a positive indirect effect of intrapersonal emotional competences on attitudes towards vaccines, through mental images associated with the word “vaccine”. Parents’ intrapersonal emotional competences affected all dimensions of attitudes towards vaccines, suggesting that being able to manage, identify, and recognize one’s own emotions is central to vaccine acceptance. These findings suggest that intervention strategies, rather than stressing the pro-social benefits of vaccinating, should focus on aspects related to one’s own emotions.

scholarly journals The Moderating Effects of the Families Improving Together (FIT) for Weight Loss Intervention and Parenting Factors on Family Mealtime in Overweight and Obese African American Adolescents

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1745
Author(s):  
Dawn K. Wilson ◽  
Allison M. Sweeney ◽  
Mary Quattlebaum ◽  
Haylee Loncar ◽  
Colby Kipp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
African American ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Parental Feeding Practices ◽  
Parental Concerns ◽  
Parental Feeding

Few studies have integrated positive parenting and motivational strategies to address dietary outcomes such as frequency of family mealtime. The Families Improving Together (FIT) for Weight Loss trial was a randomized group cohort trial (n = 241 dyads) testing the efficacy of integrating a motivational plus family weight loss (M + FWL) intervention for healthy eating and weight loss in overweight and obese African American adolescents. The current study tested the interaction of parenting styles (responsiveness, demandingness) and parental feeding practices (restriction, concern about child’s weight, pressure to eat) and the FIT intervention on frequency of family mealtime over 16 weeks. Multilevel modeling demonstrated significant interactions between the group-based treatment and responsiveness (p = 0.018) and demandingness (p = 0.010) on family mealtime. For the group-based M + FWL intervention, increased responsiveness and reduced demandingness were associated with increased frequency of family mealtime from baseline to 16 weeks. There was also a negative association between parental restriction and frequency of family mealtime, but a positive association between parental concerns about their adolescent’s weight and frequency of mealtime. These findings are the first to demonstrate that an authoritative or nurturing parenting style moderated intervention effects for improving the frequency of family mealtime in overweight and obese African American adolescents.

Childhood vaccines: the R&D factor

Science ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 259 (5101) ◽  
pp. 1528-1529 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Vaccines
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