Immunisation: the views of parents and health professionals in Ireland

S Cotter; F Ryan; H Hegarty; T. J McCabe; E Keane

doi:10.2807/esm.08.06.00416-en

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Immunisation: the views of parents and health professionals in Ireland
S Cotter¹ , F Ryan¹ , H Hegarty¹ , T. J McCabe¹ , E Keane¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Southern Health Board, Ireland

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Citation style for this article: Cotter S, Ryan F, Hegarty H, McCabe T. J, Keane E. Immunisation: the views of parents and health professionals in Ireland. Euro Surveill. 2003;8(6):pii=416. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.08.06.00416-en

Abstract

A knowledge, attitude and practice study on vaccinations was undertaken among Irish parents and healthcare professionnels between May and August 2001. Parents expressed fear of vaccine side effects, mistrust of health services, and felt poorly informed on the vac-cination issues. According to group discussions, health professionnals felt they lack time and user-friendly materials to properly inform the parents.