Parent perspectives on childhood vaccination: How to deal with vaccine hesitancy and refusal?

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 37; no. 7; pp. 984 - 990
• Main Authors: Bianco, Aida, Mascaro, Valentina, Zucco, Rossella, Pavia, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 08.02.2019; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Allergy and Immunology; Attitudes; attitudes and opinions; business enterprises; Childhood; Childhood vaccinations; Children; Children & youth; cross-sectional studies; Delay; Disease prevention; Epidemiology; health care workers; Immunization; Infectious diseases; Kindergarten; mass media; Parents; Parents & parenting; Pediatrics; Pharmaceutical industry; Political leadership; politics; Public health; Questionnaires; surveys; vaccination; Vaccine hesitancy; Vaccine refusal; Vaccines; Italy; Vaccine refusal; Childhood vaccinations; Vaccine hesitancy; Public health

The aims of the study are to evaluate attitudes about childhood vaccines and vaccine refusal or delay among parents and to assess the role played by the variables mapped as potential determinants to suggest strategies that could improve childhood vaccination rates. The cross-sectional study was inte...