ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2003
Immunisation policy: from compliance to concordance?
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.
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- COVID-19 Vaccination: Concerns About Its Accessibility, Affordability, and Acceptability.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Herd thinking.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Article
- Expectations of patients and parents of children with asthma regarding access to complementary therapy information and services via the NHS: a qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2006Article
- Managing controversy through consultation: a qualitative study of communication and trust around MMR vaccination decisions.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2004Article
- Communication and miscommunication of risk: understanding UK parents' attitudes to combined MMR vaccination.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2003Article
- The new GMS contract--a Trojan horse?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2003Article
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Abstract
Immunisation has proved a highly effective public health policy. However, it has come under public suspicion at times, with large falls in pertussis immunizations in the 1980s and smaller falls in measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine uptake recently. Immunisation scares have also occurred in other countries. This discussion paper explores the concepts of herd immunity, altruism, and informed consent. Historical, quantitative, and qualitative research on the sociology of immunisation is reviewed. Recent research has shown that the concerns of parents include a loss of trust in health professionals and increasing worries about side effects. The sociologist Streefland is the leader of the World Health Organisation Sociology and Immunisation Project. His concept of the five perspectives on immunisation is explained. Concordance is then described as a dialogue based on mutual respect between different perspectives. Finally, some suggestions are made for immunisation policy in the UK. Immunisation policy should move from the current situation, which largely assumes the passive compliance of the population, to a policy where people are actively involved and their views respected.
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