| Severity | Susceptibility | Benefits | Barriers | Cues to action |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complete immuniser | Diseases serious, better to be prevented | Likely to get diseases | Vaccines are safe & effective | Lack of information about vaccines, diseases & side effects | Have health provider one can trust |
 |  |  | Serious side effects are rare |  |  |
Incomplete immuniser | Better to get either the vaccine or the disease when young (for some diseases) | Children susceptible to diseases/sickness in general ('they are always sick') | Vaccines are safe but not effective | Minor illnesses, forgetting, advice from health professionals | School immunisation certificate (but not for age-appropriate immunisations) |
 | Diseases are serious for adults | Adults more likely to have serious side effects from measles, rubella, mumps | Vaccines wont prevent diseases but will reduce effects | Confusion about which vaccines have been given | Health provider who understands family's circumstances |
Non-immuniser | Diseases are not as serious as made out especially if child has healthy immune system | Susceptible to vaccine side effects | Vaccines cannot prevent diseases & are actively dangerous | Perceived serious consequences of vaccines | None |
Common perceptions | Measles is common but rarely serious | Very young children are susceptible to vaccine side effects | None | Lack of information, trust, support | Trusted health provider and/or information |
 | Other diseases are serious but not common |  |  |  |  |