ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2014
'Just that little bit of doubt': Scottish parents', teenage girls' and health professionals' views of the MMR, H1N1 and HPV vaccines.
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- HPV vaccination in a context of public mistrust and uncertainty: a systematic literature review of determinants of HPV vaccine hesitancy in Europe.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2019Pooled it
- HPV.edu study protocol: a cluster randomised controlled evaluation of education, decisional support and logistical strategies in school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of adolescents.BMC public health · 2015Trial
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- Factors associated with HPV-associated sexual risk behaviors among sexually active college students.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Article
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- COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy survey in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland: Applying the theory of planned behaviour.PloS one · 2021Article
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- Do HCWs adequately know about meningitis and 4CMenB vaccine and recommend its use to parents? A cross sectional analysis in Campania Region, Italy.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? Women's perception of vaccination in pregnancy: a qualitative study.BJGP open · 2018Article
- Girls' explanations for being unvaccinated or under vaccinated against human papillomavirus: a content analysis of survey responses.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Implementation of an HPV vaccination program in Eldoret, Kenya: results from a qualitative assessment by key stakeholders.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Introduction to the special section: cross-cultural beliefs, attitudes, and dilemmas about vaccination.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundParental decision making about childhood vaccinations is complex and the vaccination schedule ever-changing. Vaccination may be controversial even in countries with historically high vaccination rates such as Scotland. Health behaviour models have aided understanding of individual vaccine intentions for specific vaccines. These are limited in explaining actual behaviours and are divorced from the impact of socio-cultural contexts on vaccination decision making. PURPOSE: To explore vaccination views in Scotland amongst parents, teenage girls and health professionals across three controversial vaccines: the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), the Human Papilloma virus (HPV) and the Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine.
methodWe used qualitative interviews and focus group discussions in a purposive sample of health professionals (n = 51), parents (n = 15) and teenage girls aged 12-15 years (n = 8) about their views of these vaccines. Discussions were analysed using thematic analysis.
resultsTwo main themes are highlighted: 'vaccine risks revisited' in which we explored how the MMR legacy resurfaced and how worries about vaccine safety permeated the data. 'Vaccine responsibilities' indicated tensions regarding roles and responsibilities for vaccines. An overarching notion of 'just that little bit of doubt' referred to lingering doubts and uncertainties interwoven across the vaccines.
conclusionsPublic health authorities should remain alert towards pervasive vaccine concerns. It is important for authorities to clarify vaccine roles and responsibilities in the face of new and existing vaccines and to acknowledge public concerns regarding vaccine safety.
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