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- Appelqvist, Emma, et al.
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Parental views and the key role of nurses for high vaccine acceptance in Sweden – a focus group study
- 2023
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Ingår i: BMC Public Health. - 1471-2458. ; 23:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: In Sweden, vaccine uptake is exceptionally high due to an efficient child immunization program. More than 97% of Swedish children were vaccinated at child health care centers (CHCs) according to the schedule at 2 years of age in 2021. From the age of 6 years, vaccinations are given within the school health care. Maintaining high vaccination coverage over time is one of the central motives to explore and understand drivers for vaccine acceptance. The current study aimed to assess parental vaccine acceptance concerning the national immunization program and explore factors contributing to the high vaccine acceptance in Sweden. Methods: Parents of children aged 1–2 years and 8–12 years were recruited through purposive sampling and asked to participate in focus groups held in three cities in Sweden, in February and March 2019. In total, 47 parents participated in two focus groups per city, one session for parents of younger (1–2 years) and older (8–12 years) children respectively. The focus group discussions were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Parents of children aged 1–2 years expressed the themes; strong compliance to and protection of the value of vaccinations; parents feel safe with an attentive relationship with their nurse; the spectrum of communication needs is essential to meet. For parents to children aged 8–12 years, the themes expressed were; vaccinate to do good for the individual and society; a foundation of trust is built at CHCs for decisions later on; decisions for vaccination become more complex as children get older; communication changes as children get older and need to be explicit and tailored to the situation. Conclusion: Both individual and societal perspectives were shown to influence the vaccination decision for childhood immunizations, as manifested in parental reflections and experiences. As nurses have a key role, it is important to provide them with continued support and tools to facilitate their support for parents in making informed decisions. Continuous work for supporting driving factors for vaccination over time is needed to maintain high vaccine acceptance in Sweden.
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- Runngren, Eva, 1963-, et al.
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Attitudes and knowledge about HPV vaccination of school children and their parents following a targeted information
- 2022
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background/Objective: This study aimed to investigate children’s’ and parents’attitudes and knowledge about HPV (human papilloma virus) following introductionof gender neutral HPV vaccination in the national immunization program (NIP) inSweden. An evaluation of a tailored information package for parents and childrenlaunched by the Public Health Agency (PHAS) alongside the introduction of genderneutral HPV vaccination was also performed.Method: In total, 276 parents and 206 children from 22 School Health Servicesresponded to a web-based survey, spring 2021 to January 2022.Result: Overall, parents (78%) perceived HPV vaccination to be of importance fortheir child’s health. About half of the participating children and two thirds of theparents had used the tailored information package for the HPV vaccination. The factsheet was mostly used by parents (55%) and children (20%) and also perceived as easyto understand (99% and 68% respectively). For both children and parents the schoolnurse (70% respectively) was the primary source for information. The teacher (59%)was also a common source of information of HPV vaccination for the children.Conclusion: The school health nurse is essential for informing about HPV vaccinationfor both children and parents. There is a need to strengthen the knowledge regardingHPV vaccination among teachers as they also are a key source of information for themajority of the children. Additional interventions are needed to support parents inmaking informed decisions for HPV vaccinations.POSTER 1Page 1
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- Runngren, Eva, 1963-, et al.
(författare)
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Attitudes and knowledge about HPV vaccination of school children and their parents following use of a targeted information
- 2023
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background/Objective: This study aimed to investigate children’s’ and parents’ attitudes and knowledge about HPV (human papillomavirus) following introduction of gender-neutral HPV vaccination in the national immunization program (NIP) in Sweden. An evaluation of a tailored information package for parents and children launched by the Public Health Agency (PHAS) alongside the introduction of gender-neutral HPV vaccination was also performed Method: In total, 276 parents and 206 children from 22 School Health Services responded to a web-based survey, spring 2021 to January 2022. Result: Overall, parents (78%) perceived HPV vaccination to be of importance for their child’s health. About half of the participating children and two thirds of the parents had used the tailored information package for the HPV vaccination. The fact sheet was mostly used by parents (55%) and children (20%) and also perceived as easy to understand (99% and 68% respectively). For both children and parents, the school nurse (70% respectively) was the primary source for information. The teacher (59%) was also a common source of information of HPV vaccination for the children. Conclusion: The school nurse is essential for informing about HPV vaccination for both children and parents. There is a need to strengthen the knowledge regarding HPV vaccination among teachers as they also are a key source of information for the majority of the children. Additional interventions are needed to support parents in making informed decisions for HPV vaccinations.
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