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Systematic review of qualitative studies exploring parental beliefs and attitudes toward childhood vaccination identifies common barriers to vaccination

Mills, Edward, Jadad, Alejandro R., Ross, Cory, Wilson, Kumanan·2005·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.09.002
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Objective To determine whether a systematic review of qualitative studies can lead to identification of consistent themes across studies, using barriers toward childhood vaccination as an example.Study design and setting We performed a systematic literature search of studies identified in 10 electronic databases. Two independent reviewers selected the relevant abstracts and articles, then extracted information. Content analysis methodology was used to create a coding template for barriers and then to identify how many studies identified specific barriers.Results Fifteen studies were included in this overview. Eight studies used semistructured interviews, five used focus groups, and two used both methodologies. Themes fell under four major headings: issues of harm, issues of distrust, access issues, and other issues. Barriers identified in more than half of the studies included concern about the risk of adverse effects, concern that vaccinations are painful, distrust of by those advocating vaccines (including belief in conspiracy), belief that vaccination should not occur when the child has a minor illness, unpleasant staff or poor communication, and lack of awareness of the vaccination schedule.Conclusion Systematically reviewing qualitative studies on barriers to childhood vaccination provided important information on barriers that are consistently identified by parents in several different studies.

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD), 1999, Achievements in public health, 1900–1999: impact of vaccines universally recommended for children–United States, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 48, 243

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Authors
Mills, E., Jadad, A. R., Ross, C., & Wilson, K.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • University Health Network (CA)
  • Queen Margaret University (GB)
Corresponding author
Wilson, Kumanan
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-11
Volume
58
Issue
11
Pages
1081-1088
ISSN
0895-4356 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.09.002
OpenAlex
W1994034662
Cited by
374
References
37
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FWCI
1.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Intramuscular injections and effects
Keywords
childhood immunization, parental beliefs, vaccine hesitancy, barriers to vaccination, vaccine safety concerns, vaccination pain, conspiracy beliefs, health communication, vaccine access
MeSH terms
Adult, Attitude, Child, Culture, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Humans, Parents, Vaccination, Epidemiologic Research Design

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