Title |
Making sense of perceptions of risk of diseases and vaccinations: a qualitative study combining models of health beliefs, decision-making and risk perception
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, December 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-943 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Lyndal Bond, Terry Nolan |
Abstract |
Maintaining high levels of childhood vaccinations is important for public health. Success requires better understanding of parents' perceptions of diseases and consequent decisions about vaccinations, however few studies have considered this from the theoretical perspectives of risk perception and decision-making under uncertainty. The aim of this study was to examine the utility of subjective risk perception and decision-making theories to provide a better understanding of the differences between immunisers' and non-immunisers' health beliefs and behaviours. |
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Geographical breakdown
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United Kingdom | 4 | 29% |
United States | 1 | 7% |
Spain | 1 | 7% |
Czechia | 1 | 7% |
Switzerland | 1 | 7% |
Canada | 1 | 7% |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 4 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 8 | 57% |
Scientists | 3 | 21% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 21% |
Mendeley readers
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United States | 3 | <1% |
Indonesia | 2 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Denmark | 1 | <1% |
Peru | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 336 | 97% |
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Student > Master | 68 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 49 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 42 | 12% |
Researcher | 40 | 12% |
Other | 21 | 6% |
Other | 60 | 17% |
Unknown | 66 | 19% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 58 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 50 | 14% |
Psychology | 48 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 4% |
Other | 71 | 21% |
Unknown | 75 | 22% |
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