Open AccessPRIMARY CARE PEDIATRICIANS' PERCEPTIONS OF VACCINE REFUSAL IN EUROPE
Author(s) -
Zachi Grossman,
Diego Van Esso,
Stefano del Torso,
Adamos Hadjipanayis,
Anna Drabik,
Andreas Gerber,
Dan Miron
Publication year - 2011
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.0b013e3181faaaa3
Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , family medicine , ambulatory , vaccination , ambulatory care , perception , pediatrics , health care , immunology , economics , economic growth , neuroscience , biology
An electronic survey assessing primary care pediatricians' estimations and practices regarding parents' vaccination refusal was sent to 395 members of the European Academy of Pediatrics Research in Ambulatory Setting network, with a response rate of 87%. Of respondents who vaccinate in the clinic, 93% estimated the total vaccine refusal rate as <1%. Of all respondents, 69% prefer a shared decision-making approach to handle refusing parents.