Exploring nurses' experiences of a tailored intervention to increase MMR vaccine acceptance in a Somali community in Stockholm, Sweden: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore nurses' experiences of a tailored intervention that supported them with knowledge and tools to use during encounters and dialogue with parents with low vaccine acceptance.

Design

A qualitative study with in-depth interviews conducted in 2017. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.

Setting

This study was part of a multicomponent intervention targeting Somali parents and the nurses at child health centres in the Rinkeby and Tensta neighbourhoods of Stockholm. An area with documented low measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination coverage. Previous research has revealed that Somali parents in the community delayed MMR vaccination due to fear of autism despite lack of scientific evidence. The interventions were implemented in 2015-2017.

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SUBMITTER: Appelqvist E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9906253 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature