Barriers to childhood immunisation: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine barriers to childhood immunisation experienced by parents in Australia.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of secondary data.

Setting

Nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC).

Participants

Five thousand one hundred seven infants aged 3-19 months in 2004.

Main outcome measure

Maternal report of immunisation status: incompletely or fully immunised.

Results

Overall, 9.3% (473) of infants were incompletely immunised; of these just 16% had mothers who disagreed with immunisation. Remaining analyses focussed on infants whose mother did not disagree with immunisation (N=4994) (of whom 8% [398] were incompletely immunised). Fifteen variables representing potential immunisation barriers and facilitators

SUBMITTER: Pearce A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4503793 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature