Open AccessWhat Matters to Parents Regarding Immunization of Their Children
Author(s) -
Noemi Imahorn,
Ulrich Heininger
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002509
Subject(s) - measles , vaccination , medicine , immunization , family medicine , measles vaccine , the internet , vaccine preventable diseases , schedule , vaccination schedule , diphtheria , pediatrics , immunology , computer science , world wide web , antigen , operating system
World Health Organization announced vaccine hesitancy among the top 10 threats to global health in 2019. While the number of persons looking for information on health topics on the internet is increasing, information regarding immunization on the internet is often inaccurate and misleading. We aimed to determine the kind of information parents seek on the internet for decision-making regarding immunizations for their children.