Barriers and facilitators of childhood flu vaccination: the views of parents in North East England.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this study was to complete a descriptive qualitative investigation of parents' perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to flu vaccination for pre-school children.

Subject and method

Participants were recruited through various communication channels to maximize sample variation. Invitations to participate in the study were sent to members of the Newcastle University Parent Network and to parents who had participated in previous research conducted at Newcastle University. Twelve participants (six with vaccinated children, six whose children were not vaccinated) took part in a semi-structured interview via Zoom. Transcripts were coded using Nvivo 12 and data were thematically analyzed using the COM-B model of health behavior change.

Results

Participan

SUBMITTER: Price T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853737 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature