What a pandemic teaches us about vaccination attitudes of parents of children with asthma

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 32; no. 20; pp. 2275 - 2280
• Main Authors: Buyuktiryaki, Betul, Soyer, Ozge Uysal, Erkocoglu, Mustafa, Dogan, Ayse, Azkur, Dilek, Kocabas, Can Naci, Dallar, Yildiz, Tuncer, Ayfer, Sekerel, Bulent Enis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 25-04-2014; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Airway management; Allergies; Allergy and Immunology; Applied microbiology; Asthma; Asthma - epidemiology; Attitude; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Decision Making; Disease; Education; Emergency medical care; Families & family life; Family medical history; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Health facilities; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hospitalization; Humans; Immunization; Infections; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; Influenza A/H1N1; Influenza Vaccines - therapeutic use; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Likert scale; Logistics; Male; Microbiology; Miscellaneous; Mortality; Pandemics; Parents - psychology; Patients; Physicians; Secondary schools; Studies; Survey; Surveys and Questionnaires; Swine flu; Vaccination - psychology; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; Vaccine; Vaccines; Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects); Virology; Womens health; Survey; Vaccine; Attitude; Influenza A/H1N1; Asthma; Human; Lung disease; Respiratory disease; Vaccination; Orthomyxoviridae; Infection; Virus; Influenzavirus A; Influenza A virus; Viral disease; Bronchus disease; Influenza A; Obstructive pulmonary disease; Child
• ISSN: 0264-410X; 1873-2518
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.02.076

Highlights • We showed parameters influencing Influenza A/H1N1 vaccine uptake in asthmatic children. • Vaccine acceptance (16.8%) was low despite an underlying chronic disease. • Asthma control parameters had no influence on uptake of the vaccine. • Beliefs and attitudes of parents were predominant in the decision-making process. • Fear of side effects was a major barrier for parents to accept the novel vaccine.