ArticleBMJ open2019
Understanding non-vaccinating parents' views to inform and improve clinical encounters: a qualitative study in an Australian community.
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- Childhood vaccine refusal and what to do about it: a systematic review of the ethical literature.BMC medical ethics · 2023Pooled it
- Factors that influence parents' and informal caregivers' views and practices regarding routine childhood vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- Understanding the rise of vaccine refusal: perceptions, fears, and influences.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- ["I'm not an anti-vaxxer, but…": understanding vaccine hesitancy based on narratives of hesitant parents].Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
- Exploring the reasons for defaulting from childhood immunization: a qualitative study in Pakistan.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Public values to guide childhood vaccination mandates: A report on four Australian community juries.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Communication Interventions and Assessment of Drivers for Hendra Virus Vaccination Uptake.Vaccines · 2023Review
- Therapist disclosure to combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: a narrative review.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Review
- Psychological mechanisms and interventions directed at vaccination attitudes.Frontiers in sociology · 2023Review
- Decision making in vaccine hesitant parents and pregnant women - An integrative review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2022Review
- 'Get your own house in order': Qualitative dialogue groups with nonvaccinating parents on how measles outbreaks in their community should be managed.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
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- Scared, powerless, insulted and embarrassed: hesitancy towards vaccines among caregivers in Cavite Province, the Philippines.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- 'Anti-Vaxxers' and Vaccine Citizenship: Insights for Medical Education.Medical science educator · 2021Article
- Limited Role of Bots in Spreading Vaccine-Critical Information Among Active Twitter Users in the United States: 2017-2019.American journal of public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo explain vaccination refusal in a sample of Australian parents.
designQualitative design, purposive sampling in a defined population.
settingA geographically bounded community of approximately 30 000 people in regional Australia with high prevalence of vaccination refusal.
participantsSemi structured interviews with 32 non-vaccinating parents: 9 fathers, 22 mothers and 1 pregnant woman. Purposive sampling of parents who had decided to discontinue or decline all vaccinations for their children. Recruitment via local advertising then snowballing.
resultsThematic analysis focused on explaining decision-making pathways of parents who refuse vaccination. Common patterns in parents' accounts included: perceived deterioration in health in Western societies; a personal experience introducing doubt about vaccine safety; concerns regarding consent; varied encounters with health professionals (dismissive, hindering and helpful); a quest for 'the real truth'; reactance to system inflexibilities and ongoing risk assessment.
conclusionsWe suggest responses tailored to the perspectives of non-vaccinating parents to assist professionals in understanding and maintaining empathic clinical relationships with this important patient group.
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