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Państwo i Społeczeństwo / State and Society

Published: 2024-12-18

Parents’ attitudes towards vaccinations in children and implementation of the preventive vaccination programme in Poland

Eliza Jasek , Anna Merklinger-Gruchała Logo ORCID

Abstract

Introduction: Vaccinations are the most effective way to prevent infectious diseases. Therefore, the increasing rate of opt-out from vaccinations is worrying. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of parents’ attitudes towards children’s vaccinations on the implementation of the preventive vaccination programme (Polish: Program Szczepień Ochronnych, or PSO).
Material and methods: The study was conducted among parents of children registered with a non-public health institution in Kraków – Nowa Huta (single-centre study, N = 136). The study employed the diagnostic survey method, using the author’s own questionnaire, and the information from this was correlated with the data contained in the children’s immunization cards.
Results: It was shown that parents who had their children vaccinated in accordance with the PSO had a more favourable attitude towards preventive vaccinations than parents who did not do this, after taking into account the degree of trust in medical staff, the content of books and medical journals and the fact of previous occurrences of unfavourable post-vaccination reactions. It was found that for each unit by which parents’ positive attitude towards vaccinations increased, the probability of vaccinations according to the schedule increased by 43% (odds ratio = 1.43; 95% CI 1.12–1.82; p < 0.01).
Conclusions: Parents’ attitudes towards vaccinations influence the implementation of PSO. Attitude research is an important research area that will make it possible to develop more effective educational interventions among parents.

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Jasek, Eliza, and Anna Merklinger-Gruchała. “Parents’ Attitudes towards Vaccinations in Children and Implementation of the Preventive Vaccination Programme in Poland”. Państwo I Społeczeństwo State and Society, vol. 24, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 79-93, doi:10.48269/2451-0858-pis-2024-2-006.

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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2024)
Published: 2024-12-18


eISSN: 2451-0858
Ikona DOI 10.31749/2451-0858-SaS

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AFM Publishing House of the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University

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