Title |
How healthcare professionals respond to parents with religious objections to vaccination: a qualitative study
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-12-231 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Wilhelmina LM Ruijs, Jeannine LA Hautvast, Giovanna van IJzendoorn, Wilke JC van Ansem, Glyn Elwyn, Koos van der Velden, Marlies EJL Hulscher |
Abstract |
In recent years healthcare professionals have faced increasing concerns about the value of childhood vaccination and many find it difficult to deal with parents who object to vaccination. In general, healthcare professionals are advised to listen respectfully to the objections of parents, provide honest information, and attempt to correct any misperceptions regarding vaccination. Religious objections are one of the possible reasons for refusing vaccination. Although religious objections have a long history, little is known about the way healthcare professionals deal with these specific objections. The aim of this study is to gain insight into the responding of healthcare professionals to parents with religious objections to the vaccination of their children. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 2 | 22% |
Chile | 2 | 22% |
South Africa | 1 | 11% |
Panama | 1 | 11% |
Spain | 1 | 11% |
Uganda | 1 | 11% |
United States | 1 | 11% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Denmark | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 165 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 25 | 15% |
Researcher | 21 | 12% |
Student > Master | 18 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 7% |
Other | 38 | 22% |
Unknown | 43 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 31% |
Social Sciences | 19 | 11% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 10% |
Psychology | 11 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 2% |
Other | 19 | 11% |
Unknown | 47 | 28% |