From: Parents' attitudes and behaviours towards recommended vaccinations in Sicily, Italy
Awareness | ||
---|---|---|
Sources of information about recommended vaccinations | N° | % |
Family Paediatrician | 906 | 74.4 |
Leaflets/Magazines | 160 | 13.2 |
Television | 103 | 8.5 |
Websites | 40 | 3.3 |
Other | 9 | 0.6 |
Total | 1,218 | 100.0 |
Knowledge of the distinction between mandatory and recommended vaccinations | ||
Good knowledge | 1,062 | 87.2 |
Bad knowledge | 156 | 12.8 |
Total | 1,218 | 100.0 |
Possible side effects of vaccines | ||
Very good knowledge | 890 | 73.1 |
Good knowledge | 88 | 19.7 |
Bad knowledge | 240 | 7.2 |
Total | 1,218 | 100.0 |
Attitudes and beliefs | ||
Opinion about vaccinations | ||
Vaccines are always dangerous | 12 | 1.0 |
Vaccines are sometimes dangerous | 493 | 40.5 |
Vaccines are not dangerous | 645 | 53.0 |
Do not know | 68 | 5.5 |
Total | 1,218 | 100.0 |
Vaccination acceptance even if it would be not required | ||
Yes | 1,024 | 84.1 |
No | 142 | 11.7 |
Do not know | 52 | 4.2 |
Total | 1,218 | 100.0 |
Knowledge of anti-vaccination movements | Â | Â |
Yes | 205 | 16.8 |
No | 1,013 | 83.2 |
Total | 1,218 | 100.0 |
Opinion about anti-vaccination movements | ||
They should be forbidden | 39 | 3.2 |
They should be promoted | 127 | 10.4 |
They are alternative information tools | 973 | 79.9 |
Do not know | 79 | 6.5 |
Total | 1,218 | 100.0 |