Parental awareness of Meningococcal B vaccines and willingness to vaccinate their teens.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the US, Meningococcal B (MenB) vaccines were first licensed in 2014. In 2015, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that parents of teens talk to their provider about receiving MenB vaccine, rather than issuing a routine recommendation. We assessed parental awareness of MenB vaccines and willingness to vaccinate their teens with MenB vaccines compared to MenACWY vaccines, which have been routinely recommended for many years.

Methods

We surveyed parents of teens attending high school in 2017-18 during the Minnesota State Fair. Parents reported via iPad their knowledge of and concern about meningococcal disease and their awareness of and willingness to vaccinate with MenB and MenACWY vaccines. We assessed the relationship between meningococ

SUBMITTER: Basta NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6441613 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature