Second dose of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine: questionnaire survey of health professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health professionals regarding the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, particularly the second dose.

Design

Self administered postal questionnaire survey.

Setting

North Wales Health Authority, 1998.

Participants

148 health visitors, 239 practice nurses, and 206 general practitioners.

Main outcome measures

Respondents' views on MMR vaccination, including their views on the likelihood of an association with autism and Crohn's disease and on who is the best person to give advice to parents, whether they agree with the policy of a second dose of the vaccine, and how confident they are in explaining the rationale behind the second dose.

Results

Concerning the second dose of the

SUBMITTER: Petrovic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC26597 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature