Abstract
Objectives: To compare attitudes of parents who filed or considered filing an exemption to school immunization requirements and/or would not have their child immunized if it were not required by law (cases) to controls. To develop and evaluate a brochure intervention for parents considering an exemption. Methods: Interviews, focus groups, mailed surveys. Results: Cases had more negative attitudes about vaccines than controls did. Although the brochure did not significantly improve parents' immunization attitudes compared to controls, most parents who received the intervention reported a positive impression. Conclusions: A science-based educational intervention for parents considering a vaccine exemption may help improve parents' opinions of childhood vaccines.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 287-298 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | American Journal of Health Behavior |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Brochures
- Exemptions
- Immunizations
- Intervention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health