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Immunisation

  • Overview
  • Making decisions about immunisation
    • What is immunisation?
    • Why do we immunise?
    • Making the decision about immunisation
  • Information for making decisions about immunisation
    • What type of information do parents want about immunisation?
    • Information from the media about immunisation
    • Information from health professionals about immunisation
    • Information from friends, family and other parents about immunisation
    • Other information sources about immunisation
    • Messages to health professionals about immunisation
    • Messages to other parents about immunisation
  • Considering risks with immunisation
    • Considering the risks and benefits of immunisation
    • Parents' concerns about the MMR vaccine
    • Parents' views of the diseases being immunised against
    • Parents' attitudes toward childhood immunisation
  • Experiences and decisions with immunisation
    • Deciding whether to give a child the 6-in-1 and other vaccines
    • Deciding to give a child the MMR vaccine
    • Deciding not to give a child the MMR vaccine
    • Reactions to and side effects of vaccines
    • Experiences with HPV vaccination
  • Reactions to the MMR vaccine
    • No reaction to the MMR vaccine
    • Mild or intermediate reactions to the MMR vaccine
    • Severe or disputed reactions to the MMR vaccine
  • People's Profiles
    • Youngest child's age under 1
    • Youngest child's age 1-2 years
    • Youngest child's age 3-4 years
    • Youngest child's age 5 years plus
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Immunisation

Profiles - Youngest child's age 3-4 years

Interview 11

At time of interview: married, one daughter, aged 5 years. Parent's occupation: Mother- Nursing Auxilary, Father- Plasterer. Ethnic background: White-British.

Interview 43

At time of interview: married, two sons, aged 14 years and 13 years. Parent's occupation: Mother- University Lecturer, Father- Health Professional. Ethnic background: White-British.

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