The role of severity perceptions and beliefs in natural infections in Shanghai parents’ vaccine decision-making: a qualitative study
dc.contributor.author | Sun, Xiaodong | |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, Zhuoying | |
dc.contributor.author | Wagner, Abram L | |
dc.contributor.author | Prosser, Lisa A | |
dc.contributor.author | Xu, Erzhan | |
dc.contributor.author | Ren, Jia | |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Bei | |
dc.contributor.author | Yan, Wenlu | |
dc.contributor.author | Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-01T04:33:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-01T04:33:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-06-28 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC Public Health. 2018 Jun 28;18(1):813 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5734-9 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/144525 | |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract Background China has reduced incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases through its Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Vaccines outside of the EPI are not provided for free by the government, however. This study explored how the stated importance of different disease and vaccine-related attributes interacted with beliefs about the immune system of a child to affect Chinese parents’ decision to obtain a non-EPI vaccine. Methods Mothers and fathers of young children at immunization clinics in Shanghai, China, were interviewed about vaccine decision-making and what attributes of a disease were important when making this decision. An inductive thematic analysis explored their beliefs about disease attributes and how these related to vaccination decisions. Results Among the 34 interviews, severity of the disease—particularly in causing long-term disability—was the most commonly cited factor influencing a parent’s decision to get a vaccine for their child. Many parents believed that natural infection was preferable to vaccination, as long as disease was not severe, and many were concerned that imported vaccines were inadequate for Chinese children’s physical constitutions. All these beliefs could influence the decision to vaccinate. Conclusions Many parents do not appear to understand how and why vaccines can support development of a healthy immune system. Because severity emerged as parents’ overriding concern when making decisions about vaccines, marketing for a childhood vaccine could focus on the severe condition that a vaccine can protect against. | |
dc.title | The role of severity perceptions and beliefs in natural infections in Shanghai parents’ vaccine decision-making: a qualitative study | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/144525/1/12889_2018_Article_5734.pdf | |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.rights.holder | The Author(s). | |
dc.date.updated | 2018-07-01T04:33:22Z | |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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