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Article: Hong Kong Chinese parental attitudes towards vaccination and associated socio-demographic disparities
Title | Hong Kong Chinese parental attitudes towards vaccination and associated socio-demographic disparities |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Attitude Chinese parents Vaccination Vaccine coverage |
Issue Date | 2016 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/vaccine |
Citation | Vaccine, 2016, v. 34 n. 12, p. 1426-1429 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Background: Most previous studies on parental attitudes towards vaccination focused on a disease-specific vaccine. In this study we describe general attitudes towards vaccination in Chinese parents and associated socio-demographic disparities.
Methods: Data were collected from a random sample of 1996 Hong Kong Chinese parents by telephone interviews (response rate 60%). Multiple linear regression analysis was performed.
Results: Most parents believed vaccination to be effective (91.6%) and beneficial (78.7%), though many considered optional vaccines unimportant (39.5%) and unnecessary (62.1%). Demographic characteristics associated with parental negative attitudes to vaccination included being female, born in Hong Kong, married, having fewer children, and children ever experienced vaccination side effects. Lower personal income and religious affiliation were associated with more hesitant attitudes towards optional vaccines.
Conclusion: Segments of the population hold significantly negative attitudes towards vaccination and optional vaccines, suggesting a need for targeted efforts on vaccination communication in these groups. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/227077 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.342 |
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dc.contributor.author | Wang, LDL | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, WWT | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fielding, R | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-18T09:08:15Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-07-18T09:08:15Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Vaccine, 2016, v. 34 n. 12, p. 1426-1429 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0264-410X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/227077 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Most previous studies on parental attitudes towards vaccination focused on a disease-specific vaccine. In this study we describe general attitudes towards vaccination in Chinese parents and associated socio-demographic disparities. Methods: Data were collected from a random sample of 1996 Hong Kong Chinese parents by telephone interviews (response rate 60%). Multiple linear regression analysis was performed. Results: Most parents believed vaccination to be effective (91.6%) and beneficial (78.7%), though many considered optional vaccines unimportant (39.5%) and unnecessary (62.1%). Demographic characteristics associated with parental negative attitudes to vaccination included being female, born in Hong Kong, married, having fewer children, and children ever experienced vaccination side effects. Lower personal income and religious affiliation were associated with more hesitant attitudes towards optional vaccines. Conclusion: Segments of the population hold significantly negative attitudes towards vaccination and optional vaccines, suggesting a need for targeted efforts on vaccination communication in these groups. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/vaccine | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Vaccine | - |
dc.rights | © 2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Attitude | - |
dc.subject | Chinese parents | - |
dc.subject | Vaccination | - |
dc.subject | Vaccine coverage | - |
dc.title | Hong Kong Chinese parental attitudes towards vaccination and associated socio-demographic disparities | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wang, LDL: ldlw@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, WWT: wwtlam@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Fielding, R: fielding@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, WWT=rp00443 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Fielding, R=rp00339 | - |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.02.006 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84959162439 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 259791 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 34 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 12 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1426 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1429 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000372385000002 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0264-410X | - |