Parents' vaccination information seeking, satisfaction with and trust in medical providers in Switzerland: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to better understand parental trust in and satisfaction with information sources and medical providers regarding decision making about childhood vaccines.

Setting

The study was part of a Swiss national research programme investigating vaccine hesitancy and underimmunisation.

Participants

We conducted qualitative interviews with 37 providers and 30 parents, observed 34 vaccination consultations, and then conducted quantitative surveys with 130 providers (both complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) oriented and biomedically oriented) and 1390 parents.

Main outcome measures

Participants' vaccination information sources used in their decision-making process, parents' trust in and satisfaction with these sources and provide

SUBMITTER: Ebi SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886431 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature