From: Protecting newborns from pertussis – the challenge of complete cocooning
Parents not receiving immunization despite recommendation (N)a | Birth year 2012 | Birth year 2013 | Overall | ||||
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Mothers | Fathers | Subtotal | Mothers | Fathers | Subtotal | Total | |
(27) | (25) | (52) | (67) | (59) | (126) | (178) | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Solicited reasons b | |||||||
No opportunity | 12 (44) | 6 (24) | 18 (35) | 24 (36) | 22 (37) | 46 (37) | 64 (36) |
Forgotten | 7 (26) | 10 (40) | 17 (33) | 14 (21) | 15 (25) | 29 (23) | 46 (26) |
Perceived side effects | 4 (15) | 1 (4) | 5 (10) | 11 (16) | 6 (10) | 17 (13) | 22 (12) |
Considered not important | 2 (7) | 4 (16) | 6 (12) | 5 (7) | 8 (14) | 13 (10) | 19 (11) |
Doubts about effectiveness | 2 (7) | 1 (4) | 3 (6) | 6 (9) | 6 (10) | 12 (10) | 15 (8) |
Cost | 2 (7) | 1 (4) | 3 (6) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 5 (3) |
Religious beliefs | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Unsolicited reasons b | |||||||
Believed to be up to datec | 4 (15) | 2 (8) | 6 (12) | 9 (13) | 4 (7) | 13 (10) | 19 (11) |
Recommendation came too late | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (7) | 3 (5) | 8 (6) | 8 (4) |
Recommendation not known | 3 (11) | 0 (0) | 3 (6) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) | 3 (2) | 6 (3) |
Immunization discouraged by physician | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 2 (4) | 3 (4) | 1 (2) | 4 (3) | 6 (3) |
Immunization considered unnecessary | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 2 (4) | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 3 (2) | 5 (3) |
Sceptical about immunizations | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) |
Recent tetanus immunization | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (6) | 1 (2) | 5 (4) | 5 (3) |
Risk of pertussis considered to be low | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | 1 (2) | 4 (3) | 4 (2) |
Positive history of pertussis disease | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 3 (2) |
Breastfeeding | 2 (7) | N/A | 2 (4) | 1 (1) | N/A | 1 (0.8) | N/A |
Other | 2 (7) | 3 (12) | 5 (10) | 6 (9) | 4 (7) | 10 (8) | 13 (7) |