RESUMO
Vaccinations are one of the most effective preventive procedures in modern medicine. However, earlier studies have indicated that homoeopathic physicians do not recommend or apply vaccinations as frequently as their allopathic colleagues. Few studies have been undertaken to clarify this question and most of these have not distinguished between medically and non-medically qualified homoeopathic practitioners. Therefore, misunderstandings have arisen concerning this question. In the study presented only medically qualified colleagues were included. In the course of this study, 219 medically qualified homoeopathic and 281 non-homoeopathic physicians in Germany (response rate 30.4%) returned a questionnaire about the application and recommendation of 17 different vaccinations in their practices. The answers show that the responding homoeopathic physicians do not generally refuse vaccines but rather view them with a specific hierarchy. The 'classical' vaccines against tetanus, diphtheria and poliomyelitis are applied to nearly the same degree as by non-homoeopathic colleagues. Vaccines against childhood diseases, risk group vaccinations and vaccinations judged as ineffective are applied and accepted with more restraint by homoeopathic physicians.
Assuntos
Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Homeopatia , Médicos/psicologia , Vacinação/psicologia , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Cultura , Medicina de Família e Comunidade , Feminino , Alemanha , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pediatria , Risco , Inquéritos e Questionários , Vacinação/estatística & dados numéricos , Vacinas/classificaçãoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Childhood vaccinations have a major impact on the reduction and elimination of many causes of morbidity and mortality among children. Monitoring of annual vaccination coverage levels over time is necessary to characterize undervaccination. Here, coverage estimates for 1996 (1997 for varicella) were compared with those of 1999. METHODS: Immunization coverage among children aged 19 to 35 months in 1996 (1997 for varicella) and 1999 for a variety of vaccines and vaccine series were compared using Wald chi-square tests and data from the National Immunization Survey. RESULTS: Record high immunization coverage among children aged 19 to 35 months in the United States has increased by a statistically significant amount between 1996 and 1999 for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis; measles, mumps, and rubella; Haemophilus influenzae type b; hepatitis B; and standard series made up of these individual vaccines. Coverage with the vaccine for varicella dramatically increased between 1997 and 1999. However, between 1996 and 1999, coverage with three or more doses of polio vaccine decreased by a small but statistically significant amount. CONCLUSION: Despite the drop for polio vaccine, coverage remains high. Continued monitoring is required to determine if the drop in polio coverage is a cause for concern.
Assuntos
Pesquisas sobre Atenção à Saúde , Programas de Imunização/estatística & dados numéricos , Pré-Escolar , Humanos , Lactente , Programas Nacionais de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Estados Unidos , Vacinação/classificação , Vacinação/estatística & dados numéricos , Vacinas/classificaçãoRESUMO
O preconceito de que a homeopatia e contraria a vacinaca moderna levou os autores a uma analise do problema, objetivando a formulacao de que um conceito doutrinario a partir dos principios estabelecidos por Hahnemann. Concluiram que a vacinacao e uma especie de cura homeopatica por antecipacao, explicada pela extrema semelhanca entre a vacina e seu respectivo agente infeccioso natural
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Humanos , Vacinação/normas , Miasma , Vacinas/classificação , Vacinas , Vacinas/efeitos adversos , Epidemiologia , Homeopatia , Vacinação , Vacinação/efeitos adversos , Vacinação/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
O preconceito de que a homeopatia e contraria a vacinaca moderna levou os autores a uma analise do problema, objetivando a formulacao de que um conceito doutrinario a partir dos principios estabelecidos por Hahnemann. Concluiram que a vacinacao e uma especie de cura homeopatica por antecipacao, explicada pela extrema semelhanca entre a vacina e seu respectivo agente infeccioso natural