Attitudinal and demographic predictors of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine acceptance: Development and validation of an evidence-based measurement instrument

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1700-1709

  Brown, Katrina F ^a   Shanley, Ruth ^a   Cowley, Noel A L ^a   van Wijgerden, Johan ^b   Toff, Penelope ^c   Falconer, Michelle ^d   Ramsay, Mary ^e   Hudson, Michael J ^e   Green, John ^f   Vincent, Charles A ^a   Kroll, J Simon ^a   Fraser, Graham ^e   Sevdalis, Nick ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Ealing Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Brent Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; MMR; Parents

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MINORITY GROUP; MUMPS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUBELLA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; TELEPHONE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 79952705425     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.12.030     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Health Protection Agency. Vaccination coverage statistics for children aged up to five years in the United Kingdom: July to December 2009. Health Protection Report 2010;4(12). Available from http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpr/archives/2010/hpr1210.pdf. Accessed May 2010.
2. Fine PEM. Herd immunity: history, theory, practice. Epidemiologic Reviews 1993;15(2):265-302.
3. Jansen VAA, Stollenwerk N, Jensen HJ, Ramsay ME, Edmunds WJ, Rhodes CJ. Measles outbreaks in a population with declining vaccine uptake. Science 2003;301(5634):804.
4. Jick H, Wilcox Hagberg K. Measles in the United Kingdom 1990-2008 and the effectiveness of measles vaccines. Vaccine 2010, doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.04.084.
5. Health Protection Agency. COVER programme: October to December 2002. CDR Weekly 2003;13(13). Available from http://www.hpa.org.uk/cdr/archives/2003/cdr1303.pdf. Accessed May 2010.
6. Hargreaves I, Lewis J, Speers T. Towards a better map: science, the public and the media. London: Economic and Social Research Council; 2003. Available from: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/Mapdocfinaltcm6-5505.pdf. Accessed May 2010.
7. Guillaume L, Bath PA. A content analysis of mass media sources in relation to the MMR vaccine scare. Health Informatics Journal 2008;14(4): 323-34.
8. Smith A, Yarwood J, Salisbury DM. Tracking mothers' attitudes to MMR immunisation 1996-2006. Vaccine 2007;25(20):3996-4002.
9. Brown KF, Kroll JS, Hudson MJ, Ramsay M, Green J, Long SJ,et al. Factors underlying parental decisions about combination childhood vaccinations including MMR: a systematic review. Vaccine 2010;28(26):4235-48.
10. Wakefield AJ, Murch SH, Anthony A, Linnell J, Casson DM, Malik M, et al. Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. The Lancet 1998;351(9103): 637-41.
11. Elliman D, Bedford H. MMR: where are we now? Archives of Disease in Childhood 2007;92:1055-7.
12. DeStefano F. Vaccines and autism: evidence does not support a causal association. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2007;82:756-9.
13. The Editors of The Lancet. Retraction-Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. The Lancet 2010;375(9713):445.
14. Triggle N. MMR doctor struck from register. News.bbc.co.uk Monday 24 May 2010. Available from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8695267.stm. Accessed May 2010.
15. General Medical Council. Fitness to practise panel hearing 28 January 2010 (Wakefield, Walker-Smith, Murch). Available from http://www.gmc-uk.org/static/documents/content/WakefieldSmithMurch.pdf. Accessed May 2010.
16. Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families. Healthy lives, brighter futures: the strategy for children and young people's health. London: Central Office of Information; 2009. Available from http://www.dh.gov.uk/prodconsumdh/groups/dhdigitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh094397.pdf. Accessed May 2010.
17. The Conservative Party. A healthier nation. London: The Conservative Party; 2010. http://www.conservatives.com/~/media/Files/Green%20Papers/A%20Healthier%20Nation.ashx?dl=true. Accessed May 2010.
18. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. NICE public health guidance 21: Reducing differences in the uptake of immunisations (including targeted vaccines) among children and young people aged under 19 years. London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; 2009. Available from http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/12247/45497/45497.pdf. Accessed May 2010.
19. Pearce A, Law C, Elliman D, Cole TJ, Bedford H. Factors associated with uptake of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) and use of single antigen vaccines in a contemporary UK cohort: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2008;336(7647):754-7.
20. Roberts KA, Dixon-WoodsM,FitzpatrickR,Abrams KR,Jones DR. Factors affecting uptake of childhood immunisation: a Bayesian synthesis of qualitative and quantitative evidence. The Lancet 2002;360(9345):1596-9.
21. Falagas ME, Zarkadoulia EA. Factors associated with suboptimal compliance to vaccinations in children in developed countries: a systematic review. Current Medical Research and Opinion 2008;24(6):1719-41.
22. Mills E, Jadad AR, Ross C, Wilson K. Systematic review of qualitative studies exploring parental beliefs and attitudes toward childhood vaccination identifies common barriers to vaccination. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2005;58(11):1081-8.
23. Casiday R, Cresswell T, Wilson D, Panter-Brick C. A survey of UK parental attitudes to the MMR vaccine and trust in medical authority. Vaccine 2006;24(2):177-84.
24. Tickner S, Leman PJ, Woodcock A. The Immunisation Beliefs and Intentions Measure (IBIM): predicting parents' intentions to immunise pre school children. Vaccine 2010;28(19):3350-62.
25. Hawe P, Wilson A, Fahey P, Field P, Cunningham AL, Baker M, et al. The validity of parentalreportofvaccinationasameasureofachild's measles immunisation status. The Medical Journal of Australia 1991;155(10):681-4.
26. Suarez L, Simpson DM, Smith DR. Errors and correlates in parental recall of child immunizations: effects on vaccination coverage estimates. Pediatrics 1997;99(5):E3.
27. Bolton P, Holt E, Ross A, Hughart N, Guyer. Estimating vaccination coverage using parental recall, vaccination cards, and medical records. Public Health Reports 1998;113(6):521-6.
28. Anastasi A, Urbina S. Psychological Testing (seventh edition). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall; 1997.
29. Department of Communities and Local Government. Indices of Deprivation 2007. Available from http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/neighbourhoodrenewal/deprivation/deprivation07/. Accessed May 2010.
30. Health Protection Agency. Vaccine coverage and COVER (Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly). Available from http://www.hpa.org.uk/HPA/Topics/InfectiousDiseases/InfectionsAZ/1204031507699/. Accessed May 2010.
31. Department of Health. Immunisation against infectious disease 2006 -'The Green Book'. London: Department of Health; 2007.
32. Office for National Statistics. The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification User Manual: 2005 Edition. London: Office for National Statistics; 2005. Available from http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methodsquality/nssec/downloads/NS-SECUser2005.pdf. Accessed May 2010.
33. Cortina JM. What is coefficient alpha? An examination of theory and applications. Journal of Applied Psychology 1993;78(1):98-104.
34. Salkind NJ. Tests & measurement for people who (think they) hate tests & measurement. California: Sage; 2006. p. 58.
35. Stevens JP. Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 2002. p. 197.
36. Capital Catch-up Campaign Regional Technical Planning Group. CAPITAL CATCH-UP: MMR Catch-up Vaccination Campaigns by London Primary Care Trusts, winter 2004-2005. Evaluation Report of the Campaign Regional Technical Planning Group. Health Protection Agency 2007. Available from http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAwebC/1212650869934. Accessed June 2010.
37. Pieters R, Baumgartner H,BagozziR.Biased memory for prior decision making: evidence from a longitudinal field study. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 2006;99(1):34-48.
38. Roberts JV. The attitude-memory relationship after 40 years: a meta-analysis of the literature. Basic and Applied Social Psychology 1985;6(3):221-41.
39. Marteau TM, Dormandy E, Michie S. A measure of informed choice. Health Expectations 2001;4(2):99-108.
40. Conner M, Armitage CJ. Extending the theory of planned behavior: a review and avenues for further research. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 2006;28(15):1429-64.
41. The London regional Immunisation Steering Group. Childhood immunisation programmes in London PCTs: early sharing of good practice to improve immunisation coverage. Healthcare for London; 2009. Available from http://www.healthcareforlondon.nhs.uk/assets/Children-and-young-people/Childhood-Immunisation-in-London-Sharing-Good-Practice.pdf. Accessed May 2010.
42. Dormandy E, Brown K, Reid EP, Marteau TM. Towards socially inclusive research: an evaluation of telephone questionnaire administration in a multilingual population. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008;8(2), doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-2.
43. Dormandy E, Tsui EYL, Marteau TM. Development of a measure of informed choice suitable for use in low literacy populations. Patient Education and Counselling 2007;66(3):278-95.
44. Condon L. Maternal attitudes to preschool immunisations amongethnic minority groups. Health Education Journal 2002;61(2):180-9.
45. Wroe AL, Bhan A, Salkovskis P, Bedford H. Feeling bad about immunising our children. Vaccine 2005;23(12):1428-33.
46. Brown KF, Kroll JS, Hudson MJ, Ramsay M, Green J, Vincent CA, et al. Omission bias and vaccine rejection by parents of healthy children: implications for the influenza A/H1N1 vaccination programme. Vaccine 2010;28(25):4181-5.
47. Sevdalis N, Harvey N. Biased forecasting of postdecisional affect. Psychological Science 2007;18:678-81.
48. Sevdalis N, Harvey N. Predicting preferences: a neglected aspect of shared decision-making. Health Expectations 2006;9:245-51.
49. Baron J. The effect of normative beliefs on anticipated emotions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1992;63:320-30.
50. Opel DJ, Diekema DS, Lee NR, Marcuse EK. Social marketing as a strategy to increase immunization rates. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2009;163(5):432-7.
51. Leask J, Hooker C, King C. Media coverage of health issues and how to work more effectively with journalists: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health 2010;10:535.
52. Cooper LZ, Larson HJ, Katz SL. Protecting public trust in immunization. Pediatrics 2008;122(1):149-53.
53. Hobson-West P. 'Trusting blindly can be the biggest risk of all': organised resistance to childhood vaccination in the UK. Sociology of Health & Illness 2007;29(2):198-215.