Understanding non-vaccinating parents' views to inform and improve clinical encounters: a qualitative study in an Australian community.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explain vaccination refusal in a sample of Australian parents.

Design

Qualitative design, purposive sampling in a defined population.

Setting

A geographically bounded community of approximately 30 000 people in regional Australia with high prevalence of vaccination refusal.

Participants

Semi structured interviews with 32 non-vaccinating parents: 9 fathers, 22 mothers and 1 pregnant woman. Purposive sampling of parents who had decided to discontinue or decline all vaccinations for their children. Recruitment via local advertising then snowballing.

Results

Thematic analysis focused on explaining decision-making pathways of parents who refuse vaccination. Common patterns in parents' accounts included: perceived deterioration in health in Weste

SUBMITTER: Helps C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549625 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature