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Parental vaccine safety concerns in 2009

Freed, Gary L., Clark, Sarah J., Butchart, Amy T., Singer, Dianne C., Davis, Matthew M.·2010·PEDIATRICS
DOI 10.1542/peds.2009-1962
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OBJECTIVE: Vaccine safety concerns can diminish parents' willingness to vaccinate their children. The objective of this study was to characterize the current prevalence of parental vaccine refusal and specific vaccine safety concerns and to determine whether such concerns were more common in specific population groups. METHODS: In January 2009, as part of a larger study of parents and nonparents, 2521 online surveys were sent to a nationally representative sample of parents of children who were aged </=17 years. The main outcome measures were parental opinions on vaccine safety and whether the parent had ever refused a vaccine that a doctor recommended for his or her child. RESULTS: The response rate was 62%. Most parents agreed that vaccines protect their child(ren) from diseases; however, more than half of the respondents also expressed concerns regarding serious adverse effects. Overall, 11.5% of the parents had refused at least 1 recommended vaccine. Women were more likely to be concerned about serious adverse effects, to believe that some vaccines cause autism, and to have ever refused a vaccine for their child(ren). Hispanic parents were more likely than white or black parents to report that they generally follow their doctor's recommendations about vaccines for their children and less likely to have ever refused a vaccine. Hispanic parents were also more likely to be concerned about serious adverse effects of vaccines and to believe that some vaccines cause autism. CONCLUSIONS: Although parents overwhelmingly share the belief that vaccines are a good way to protect their children from disease, these same parents express concerns regarding the potential adverse effects and especially seem to question the safety of newer vaccines. Although information is available to address many vaccine safety concerns, such information is not reaching many parents in an effective or convincing manner.

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  • The first questionnaire assessing baseline beliefs and attitudes towards vaccines has been used in previous studies.

    “The first questionnaire was a preliminary survey aimed at assessing participants’ baseline beliefs and attitudes towards vaccines, which has been used in previous studies [42, 4].”

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Authors
Freed, G. L., Clark, S. J., Butchart, A. T., Singer, D. C., & Davis, M. M.
Affiliations
  • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, and
  • University of Michigan (US)
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Venue
PEDIATRICS
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Published
2010-04-01
Volume
125
Issue
4
Pages
654-659
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
DOI
10.1542/peds.2009-1962
OpenAlex
W2152785343
Cited by
503
References
13
Citations by year
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FWCI
42.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Toxicology › Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
Keywords
vaccine safety concerns, vaccine refusal, parental vaccine hesitancy, serious adverse effects, Hispanic parents, gender differences, physician recommendations, childhood immunization
MeSH terms
Adult, Data Collection, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Parents, Vaccines, Treatment Refusal, Dissent and Disputes, Young Adult

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