The effect of screening for vaccine hesitancy on the subsequent development of hesitancy: a randomized controlled trial, Houston, TX.

ABSTRACT: Vaccine hesitancy remains a global health threat. Addressing parental vaccine hesitancy is essential to maintaining high vaccine coverage levels and preventing disease outbreaks; however, it is unknown if administering a vaccine hesitancy screening tool negatively impacts parental vaccine beliefs. We conducted a stratified randomized controlled trial in pediatric primary care practices. English-speaking parents ≥18 years of age seeking routine care for infants <3 months of age were eligible. Participants were randomized to receive 1 of 2 surveys - the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) survey or a placebo survey. Six months after initial enrollment, all participants were asked to complete the PACV, regardless of initial randomization group. Our primary outcome was the proport

SUBMITTER: Cunningham RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189112 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature