Opinions about vaccination among mothers who delivered newborns in two hospitals in Krakow and Myslenice
Przegl Epidemiol
; 70(3): 471-478, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE:
Campaigns against vaccinations in Poland have been increasingly more frequently observed in recent years, that was the reason of bigger number of parents refusing a consent for their children immunization. The aim of study was to determine the sources of information which significantly influence mothers' opinions about vaccinations. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A survey was conducted among 154 randomly selected mothers hospitalized after childbearing in two hospitals in Krakow and Myslenice at the end of 2014 and in 2015. The research tool was the author's structured questionnaire interview.RESULTS:
The majority of mothers regarded vaccinations as an efficient method of children protection against infectious diseases. Nevertheless, a few percent of women admitted that it is not efficient method or had no opinion about it. The mothers' confidence was higher for vaccines known for many years compared to new formulations 23.7% did not trust them and 22.4% had no statement on it. The most of respondents claimed that the safety of polyvalent vaccines is lower than single formulas, and were convinced that children receive too many vaccines. About 54.6% of mothers had no opinion and 13.6% admitted that children with chronic diseases should not be vaccinated. Depending on the question content from 3.2% to 54.6% respondents had no opinion about included vaccination issues. The pediatricians and family doctors were the main and the most reliable source of information about vaccinations. The reliability of doctors was assessed higher by citizens of big city compared to women living in rural area (statistically significant). Above 50% of mothers used mass media as a source of information about vaccination but less than 8% regarded them as reliable.CONCLUSIONS:
Despite the wide access to different source of information, the newborns' mothers too often had the knowledge and opinions about vaccination inconsistent with data derived from medical facts. Furthermore, significant group of mothers had no opinions about important issues with respect to vaccinations. At the beginning of infants life when parents decide of their child immunization, the reliable knowledge about that issue should be delivered by GPs because the other sources of information are assessed as much less reliable.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Vacinação
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Segurança do Paciente
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Recusa de Vacinação
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Mães
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article