Survey of rubella knowledge and acceptability of rubella vaccination among Brazilian adults prior to mass vaccination

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-341

  Vieira, Juliana Costa ^a   De Carvalho, Marlene Tavares Barros ^b   Checchia, Ricardo L ^c   Trombiere, Marcier ^a   Flannery, Brendan ^d  

^a Ministério da Saúde ^*  (Brazil)

^b MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^c Checon Pesquisa   (Brazil)

^d PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Brazil; Health communication; Health knowledge; Mass vaccination; Practice; Rubella

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HEALTH CARE; KNOWLEDGE; VACCINATION; VIRAL DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MASS VACCINATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL; RUBELLA VACCINE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL MARKETING; YOUNG ADULT;

BRAZIL;

RUBELLA;

EID: 82955200033     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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