Survey On Childrens Vaccinations

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- More than one in four parents in the United States have doubts about childhood vaccinations and their wide-ranging concerns should be addressed by clinicians, according to an article published in the October issue of Pediatrics.
Deborah A. Gust, Ph.D., of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and colleagues analyzed responses in 3,924 interviews conducted in 2003-2004 by the National Immunization Survey.
The researchers found that 71.7 percent of the parents had no doubts about vaccinations while 28.3 percent reported that they were unsure about vaccinations or had either delayed or refused vaccinations, most often because of safety concerns. Parents who were either unsure about or had refused vaccinations most often cited the varicella vaccine as the source of their concern while those who delayed vaccination usually did not cite a specific vaccine, the authors note. Parents who changed their minds about delaying or refusing a vaccination usually cited "information or assurances from health care provider" as the main reason.
"The next step suggested from this research, as well as previous research, is to work with medical professional societies and other partners to encourage children's health care providers to solicit questions and to provide appropriate educational materials and recommendations to parents," Gust and colleagues write