Why do parents hesitate to vaccinate their children against measles, mumps and rubella?
GROUND: Thanks to a successful voluntary vaccination programme, measles, mumps and rubella are rare diseases in Sweden. Coverage among children 18 mo of age has been 99%, but the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination (MMR) has increasingly been questioned among parents. AIM: To study reasons why parents choose not to vaccinate their child against measles, mumps and rubella, and their opinions on vaccines and the diseases themselves. A secondary objective was to compare coverage at 18 mo of age based on parental report with the national statistics based on patient charts. METHODS: The official statistics were compared with patient charts for two birth cohorts in the city of Göteborg, Sweden. Out of these children born in 1995 and 1996, 300 unvaccinated and vaccinated children were identified. Their parents received a postal questionnaire assessing the parent’s views on vaccines and childhood diseases. RESULTS: The documented vaccine coverage in this study was higher in 1995 and 1996 th
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