Journal article
How do physicians immunize their own children? Differences among pediatricians and nonpediatricians
This study sought to assess how physicians interested in vaccination issues immunized, or would immunize, their own children. It concludes that ninety-three percent of the surveyed physicians agree with the current official vaccination recommendations and would apply them to their own children. However, the observation that 5% of nonpediatricians would not use Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine if they had a child born in 2004 is unexpected and concerning. In contrast, both groups gave additional vaccines than those recommended to their own children. Among physicians in Switzerland interested in immunization, a significant proportion of nonpediatricians decline or delay the immunization of their own children with the recommended MMR- or DTP-based combination vaccines, which indicates that clarification of misconceptions such as fear of \"immune overload\" has not yet reached important targets among health care providers who thus are unlikely to answer parental concerns adequately.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2005
Journal
Pediatrics
Volume
5
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Tags
- Coverage monitoring
