OBJECTIVES: To compare attitudes of parents who filed or considered filing an exemption to school immunization requirements and/or would not have their child immunized if it were not required by law (cases) to controls. To develop and evaluate a brochure intervention for parents considering an exemption. METHODS: Interviews, focus groups, mailed surveys. RESULTS: Cases had more negative attitudes about vaccines than controls did. Although the brochure did not significantly improve parents' immunization attitudes compared to controls, most parents who received the intervention reported a positive impression. CONCLUSIONS: A science-based educational intervention for parents considering a vaccine exemption may help improve parents' opinions of childhood vaccines.
OBJECTIVES: To compare attitudes of parents who filed or considered filing an exemption to school immunization requirements and/or would not have their child immunized if it were not required by law (cases) to controls. To develop and evaluate a brochure intervention for parents considering an exemption. METHODS: Interviews, focus groups, mailed surveys. RESULTS: Cases had more negative attitudes about vaccines than controls did. Although the brochure did not significantly improve parents' immunization attitudes compared to controls, most parents who received the intervention reported a positive impression. CONCLUSIONS: A science-based educational intervention for parents considering a vaccine exemption may help improve parents' opinions of childhood vaccines.
Authors: Douglas J Opel; Rita Mangione-Smith; James A Taylor; Carolyn Korfiatis; Cheryl Wiese; Sheryl Catz; Diane P Martin Journal: Hum Vaccin Date: 2011-04-01
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