The findings of the study, published in several chapters of scientific monography provided us with measurable information on parents and health professionals believes regarding vaccination and critical points where we should invest to maintain the current vaccination coverage and improve vaccination’s endorsement. The results also offer a basis for assessing the effects of future activities, interventions and legislation changes. The results enable the preparation of strategic plans in the field of vaccine preventable diseases control, awareness of the population about the importance of vaccination and the development of health policy.
COBISS.SI-ID: 293879296
The analysis of Slovene media regarding reporting about vaccination in recent years shows that journalists are significantly for vaccination. The decline in the number of positive articles on vaccination and at the same time the increase in the number of negative ones is sporadic and usually associated with a case or event.
COBISS.SI-ID: 4167141
The doctors divide the parents who pose the problem with the vaccination of their children into two groups: those who are absolutely against vaccination, and those who, for various reasons, hesitate with vaccination and postpone it. For most parents in both groups, the fear of the side effects of vaccines is greater than that of illnesses and their serious consequences.
COBISS.SI-ID: 4167909
A cross-sectional study carried out in a random sample of mothers of children included in the vaccination program showed a low (47%) proportion of mothers who trust in vaccination. As many as 34% of mothers were unconfident in vaccination. Mothers as the source of information about vaccination most trust the healthcare professionals, such as a doctor (85%) and a nurse (74%). More than half of the mothers trust the publications on the web pages (58%). The rate of mothers who trust posts on online forums or social networks is extremely low (9%). 7 % of mothers ever hesitated with vaccination of their children. Only 56% of mothers would vaccinate their children, even if the vaccination would not be compulsory, 23% were undecided in this regard.
COBISS.SI-ID: 4167397
Using the Situational Theory of Problem Solving - STOPS, we studied the attitudes and familiarity of mothers about the vaccination of their children and, on the basis of two key vaccine-based indicators, identified nine segments of the surveyed mothers of children included in the vaccination program.
COBISS.SI-ID: 4167653