Why parents refuse childhood vaccination: A qualitative study using online focus groups

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Harmsen, Irene A ^a,b   Mollema, Liesbeth ^a   Ruiter, Robert A C ^b   Paulussen, Theo G W ^c   De Melker, Hester E ^a   Kok, Gerjo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Childhood vaccination; Decision making; Immunization; On line focus group; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 84890284192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1183     Document Type: Article

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