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"I don't believe in needles": Qualitative aspects of a study into the uptake of infant immunisation in two english health authorities

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  • New, Suzanne J.
  • Senior, Martyn L.

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This paper presents qualitative data to emerge from a largerly quantitative case-control study of the uptake of infant immunisation in two District Health Authorities in the North West of England. It was hypothesised that problems arising from transport and time-space constraints would distinguish the parents of those children who had missed appointments from those who had attented. However, most of these difficulties were experienced equally by both groups and so could not solely account for different immunisation behaviour. Rather, the groups could be distinguished further by their differing attitudes towards, and knowledge of, infant immunisation based on a wide range of personal experiences. The paper argues that it is a mistake to label parental decision-making as "irrational' when one takes into account the interaction between personal experience, differing levels of advice and the impact of constraints, notably gender role constraints, as they affect women with young children.

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  • New, Suzanne J. & Senior, Martyn L., 1991. ""I don't believe in needles": Qualitative aspects of a study into the uptake of infant immunisation in two english health authorities," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 509-518, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:33:y:1991:i:4:p:509-518
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    1. Streefland, Pieter H., 2001. "Public doubts about vaccination safety and resistance against vaccination," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 55(3), pages 159-172, March.
    2. M L Senior & S J New & A C Gatrell & B J Francis, 1993. "Geographic Influences on the Uptake of Infant Immunisations: 2. Disaggregate Analyses," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 25(4), pages 467-479, April.

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