onr:"swepub:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:a8263d5e-a428-47d8-9ee6-45f6519451ca"
Search: onr:"swepub:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:a8263d5e-a428-47d8-9ee6-45f6519451ca" > Parental views and ...
- 1 of 1
- Previous record
- Next record
- To hitlist
Parental views and the key role of nurses for high vaccine acceptance in Sweden – a focus group study
-
- Appelqvist, Emma (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Klinisk mikrobiologi, Malmö,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Clinical Microbiology, Malmö,Lund University Research Groups,Public Health Agency of Sweden
-
- Danielsson, Madelene (author)
- Public Health Agency of Sweden
-
- Jama, Asha (author)
- Karolinska Institute,Public Health Agency of Sweden
- show more...
- show less...
- (creator_code:org_t)
- 2023
- 2023
- English.
- In: BMC Public Health. - 1471-2458. ; 23:1
- Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Abstract
Subject headings
Close
- 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.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Annan hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Other Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Childhood vaccinations
- National immunization program
- Vaccine acceptance
Publication and Content Type
- art (subject category)
- ref (subject category)
Find in a library
- BMC Public Health (Search for host publication in LIBRIS)
To the university's database
- 1 of 1
- Previous record
- Next record
- To hitlist
Find more in SwePub
- By the author/editor
- Appelqvist, Emma
- Danielsson, Made ...
- Jama, Asha
- Ask, Lina Scholl ...
- Stenhammar, Chri ...
- Lindstrand, Ann
- show more...
- Riesbeck, Kristi ...
- Roth, Adam
- show less...
- About the subject
-
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
- MEDICAL AND HEAL ...
- and Health Sciences
- and Other Health Sci ...
- Articles in the publication
- BMC Public Healt ...
- By the university
- Lund University
- Karolinska Institutet
Search outside SwePub
- Extend your search to:
- Google Book Search
- Google Scholar
Kungliga biblioteket hanterar dina personuppgifter i enlighet med EU:s dataskyddsförordning (2018), GDPR. Läs mer om hur det funkar här.
Så här hanterar KB dina uppgifter vid användning av denna tjänst.
- Copyright © LIBRIS - National Library Systems
- LIBRIS.kb.se
