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Vaccine. 2020 May 5. pii: S0264-410X(20)30509-0. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.04.029. [Epub ahead of print]
Why do parents not re-vaccinate their child for influenza? A prospective cohort study.
Smith LE[SUP]1[/SUP], Aml?t R[SUP]2[/SUP], Weinman J[SUP]3[/SUP], Yiend J[SUP]4[/SUP], Rubin GJ[SUP]4[/SUP].
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Child influenza vaccination rates for the UK are published annually, however there are no publicly available data on how many children are re-vaccinated the following year. This prospective cohort study aimed to identify factors associated with not re-vaccinating one's child. Participants (n = 270) completed a questionnaire before their child was vaccinated for influenza in the 2016/17 season, and follow-up questionnaires three days and one month after their child's vaccination. Re-vaccination data were collected at the end of the 2017/18 influenza season (n = 232, response rate 85.9%). Forty-one children (17.7%) were not re-vaccinated for influenza in 2017/18. Parental report of severe side-effects three days after vaccination (p = .04) and worry about side-effects one month after vaccination (p = .05) were associated with not re-vaccinating. However, the restricted sample size reduced the statistical power of these analyses. Decreasing parental worry about side-effects may help improve re-vaccination rates. Clinical trial registration: The study was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02909855).
Copyright ? 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Child vaccination; Psychological factors; Side-effects
PMID:32386745DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.04.029
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Why do parents not re-vaccinate their child for influenza? A prospective cohort study.
Smith LE[SUP]1[/SUP], Aml?t R[SUP]2[/SUP], Weinman J[SUP]3[/SUP], Yiend J[SUP]4[/SUP], Rubin GJ[SUP]4[/SUP].
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Abstract
Child influenza vaccination rates for the UK are published annually, however there are no publicly available data on how many children are re-vaccinated the following year. This prospective cohort study aimed to identify factors associated with not re-vaccinating one's child. Participants (n = 270) completed a questionnaire before their child was vaccinated for influenza in the 2016/17 season, and follow-up questionnaires three days and one month after their child's vaccination. Re-vaccination data were collected at the end of the 2017/18 influenza season (n = 232, response rate 85.9%). Forty-one children (17.7%) were not re-vaccinated for influenza in 2017/18. Parental report of severe side-effects three days after vaccination (p = .04) and worry about side-effects one month after vaccination (p = .05) were associated with not re-vaccinating. However, the restricted sample size reduced the statistical power of these analyses. Decreasing parental worry about side-effects may help improve re-vaccination rates. Clinical trial registration: The study was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02909855).
Copyright ? 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Child vaccination; Psychological factors; Side-effects
PMID:32386745DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.04.029
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