An Ounce of Prevention
Identifying Cues to (In)Action for Maternal Vaccine Refusal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4627461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melissa L Carrion (0000-0002-6295-3339, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 2183-2194 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732318792505 |
| PMID | 30095032 |
| OpenAlex | W2885026248 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 43 |
Recent increases in childhood vaccine exemption rates are a source of concern within the public health community. Drawing from the health belief model and in-depth interviews with 50 mothers ( n = 50) who refused one or more vaccine, the aim of this study was to identify the specific reasons and the broader decision context(s) that underscored participants' vaccine refusal. Results indicate that the vast majority of participants supported vaccination until a particular cue motivated them to consider otherwise, and qualitative analysis identified three main categories into which these cues fell: perceived adverse reactions, endorsements from health care professionals, and perceived contradiction among expert-endorsed messages. These categories point to the central role of health communication in motivating vaccine refusal. Better understanding these cues can inform vaccine communication scholarship and practice, and also lend theoretical insight into the intertextual nature of controversial health messages and decisions
Health communication · Misinformation · Political science · Public health · Qualitative research · Scholarship · Sociology · Communication · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Mothers as Science Storytellers
“I Don’t Understand How These Two Things Go Together”
The value of information
Psychological mechanisms and interventions directed at vaccination attitudes
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The Factors That Promote Vaccine Hesitancy, Rejection, or Delay in Parents
A Constructed Reality? A Fairclough-Inspired Critical Discourse Analysis of the Danish HPV Controversy
Becoming skeptical towards vaccines
The cultural contradictions of motherhood
Children Who Have Received No Vaccines
Effective Messages in Vaccine Promotion
Vaccine Refusal, Mandatory Immunization, and the Risks of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
A postmodern Pandora's box
Historical Origins of the Health Belief Model
Prenatal Care Use Among Women of Low Income
Health risk communication and amplification
The Significance of Saturation
Parental information-seeking behaviour in childhood vaccinations
Naturalistic inquiry and the saturation concept
Putting the fear back into fear appeals
Toward a reconceptualization of communication cues to action in the health belief model
Framing Strategies to Avoid Mother-Blame in Communicating the Origins of Chronic Disease
How Many Interviews Are Enough
Transcription Quality as an Aspect of Rigor in Qualitative Research
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |