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A descriptive qualitative study of perceptions of parents on their child's vaccination

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  • Liana Kurup
  • Hong‐Gu He
  • Xuefei Wang
  • Wenru Wang
  • Shefaly Shorey

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Aims and objectives To explore the perceptions of parents on their child's vaccination in Singapore. Background Vaccination is a key part of health care, and the management of vaccination for children has gained increasing interest globally. Previous studies found that parents had multiple concerns and low confidence in making vaccination decisions for their children. As no study in this area has been conducted in Singapore, the views and needs of parents regarding their child's vaccination remain unknown. Design Descriptive qualitative study. Methods Purposive sampling was used to recruit 19 parents of children undergoing routine vaccination in a clinic in Singapore. Semistructured face‐to‐face or telephone interviews were conducted using an interview guide and were audiorecorded. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Results The thematic analysis generated four themes from 15 subthemes. Theme 1 summarised the factors promoting vaccination uptake, theme 2 was factors impeding vaccination compliance, theme 3 described parents' supportive roles before, during and after the vaccination, and theme 4 was about parents' need for improvement in vaccination services, information and communication with healthcare professionals. Conclusions This study provided insight into parental views, experiences and needs regarding their child's vaccination. The results suggest a need for developing intervention programmes addressing information needs and pain management strategies to improve parents' experiences regarding their children's vaccination. Relevance to clinical practice Healthcare professionals and policymakers should take actions to improve parents' experiences regarding their child's vaccination by minimising the impeding factors and improving services, information provided and communications with parents.

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  • Liana Kurup & Hong‐Gu He & Xuefei Wang & Wenru Wang & Shefaly Shorey, 2017. "A descriptive qualitative study of perceptions of parents on their child's vaccination," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(23-24), pages 4857-4867, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:26:y:2017:i:23-24:p:4857-4867
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13958
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