Parenting and the vaccine refusal process: A new explanation of the relationship between lifestyle and vaccination trajectories

Kerrie E. Wiley, Julie Leask, Katie Attwell, Catherine Helps, Chris Degeling, Paul Ward and Stacy M. Carter

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 263, issue C

Abstract: Recent research illuminates the characteristics of non-vaccinating parents in well-defined geographic communities, however the process by which they came to reject vaccines is less clearly understood. Between September 11th, 2017 and February 20th, 2019, we recruited a nationally derived sample of Australian parents of children under 18 years who rejected some or all vaccines for semi-structured interviews. We used various strategies, including advertising on national radio, in community centres and playgrounds in low coverage areas, and snowballing. Grounded Theory methodology guided data collection and analysis.

Keywords: Australia; Immunisation; Childhood vaccination; Vaccine refusal; Public health; Qualitative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113259

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