Why do parents not re-vaccinate their child for influenza? A prospective cohort study
Louise E Smith, Richard Amlôt, John Weinman, Jenny Yiend, G James Rubin, Louise E Smith, Richard Amlôt, John Weinman, Jenny Yiend, G James Rubin
Abstract
Child influenza vaccination rates for the UK are published annually, however there are no publicly available data on how many children are re-vaccinated the following year. This prospective cohort study aimed to identify factors associated with not re-vaccinating one's child. Participants (n = 270) completed a questionnaire before their child was vaccinated for influenza in the 2016/17 season, and follow-up questionnaires three days and one month after their child's vaccination. Re-vaccination data were collected at the end of the 2017/18 influenza season (n = 232, response rate 85.9%). Forty-one children (17.7%) were not re-vaccinated for influenza in 2017/18. Parental report of severe side-effects three days after vaccination (p = .04) and worry about side-effects one month after vaccination (p = .05) were associated with not re-vaccinating. However, the restricted sample size reduced the statistical power of these analyses. Decreasing parental worry about side-effects may help improve re-vaccination rates. Clinical trial registration: The study was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02909855).
Keywords: Child vaccination; Psychological factors; Side-effects.
Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Source: PubMed