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Table 2 Full electronic search strategy for the MEDLINE database – Factors (beliefs, attitudes and reasons) of UVGs regarding vaccination

From: Under-vaccinated groups in Europe and their beliefs, attitudes and reasons for non-vaccination; two systematic reviews

Database: MEDLINE 1950 to present, MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations Search Strategy:

1

exp measles/ (12908)

2

exp measles vaccine/ (7121)

3

exp Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine/ (2056)

4

exp mumps/ (3574)

5

exp mumps vaccine/ (2965)

6

exp rubella/ (7276)

7

exp rubella vaccine/ (4256)

8

exp influenza human/ (33423)

9

exp influenza vaccine/ (15305)

10

exp influenza vaccines/ (15305)

11

exp poliomyelitis/ (15592)

12

exp poliovirus vaccines/ (6073)

13

exp whooping cough/ (6302)

14

exp tetanus/ (8118)

15

exp Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine/ (2306)

16

exp Diphtheria/ (5187)

17

exp pertussis vaccine/ (6539)

18

exp diphtheria tetanus vaccine/ (307)

19

exp meningococcal infections/ (9327)

20

exp meningococcal vaccines/ (2232)

21

exp hepatitis b/ (43927)

22

exp hepatitis b vaccines/ (7243)

23

exp hepatitis b virus/ (18871)

24

exp pneumococcal infections/ (16122)

25

exp pneumococcal vaccines/ (4460)

26

1 or 4 or 6 or 8 or 11 or 13 or 14 or 16 or 19 or 21 or 23 or 24 (160650)

27

2 or 3 or 5 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 12 or 15 or 17 or 18 or 20 or 22 or 25 (47477)

28

exp vaccines/ (165840)

29

exp vaccination/ (54688)

30

exp mass vaccination/ (1849)

31

exp hepatitis a/ (17195)

32

exp dysentery/ (10986)

33

exp shigella/ (10261)

34

(26 or 31 or 32 or 33) and (28 or 29 or 30) (40134)

35

27 or 34 (58398)

36

exp Treatment Refusal/ (10295)

37

exp Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/ (66897)

38

exp “Patient Acceptance of Health Care”/ (154409)

39

exp Attitude to Health/ (275774)

40

exp “Attitude of Health Personnel”/ (114245)

41

(argument$ or belief$ or ideolog$ or attitud$ or objection$).ti. (44532)

42

exp Ethnic Groups/ (105533)

43

exp Minority Groups/ (9817)

44

exp Religion/ (45812)

45

exp Immunization Programs/ (8797)

46

exp Complementary Therapies/ (168626)

47

exp Vaccination/ (54688)

48

exp Decision Making/ (112804)

49

exp Patient Compliance/ (50195)

50

exp Immunization/ (131148)

51

anthroposoph$.ti. (130)

52

35 or 45 or 47 or 50 (165486)

53

36 or 37 or 38 or 39 or 40 or 41 or 48 or 49 (478347)

54

42 or 43 or 44 or 46 or 51 or homeopath$.ti. (316493)

55

52 and 53 and 54 (324)

56

exp africa/ or exp. americas/ or exp. asia/ or exp. australia/ (1996966)

57

(vaccin$ or immuniz$ or immunis$ or measle$ or mumps or rubella$ or polio or mmr).ti. (157864)

58

(relig$ or orthodox$ or protestant$ or racial$ or anthropos$ or refusal or gypsy or gypsies or homeopat$ or homoeopat$ or jewish$ or minorit$ or multiethnic$ or unorthodox$ or latino or ideolog$ or ethnicity or (ethnic adj background) or (alternative adj medicine$) or (parental adj refusal$)).ti. (37918)

59

57 and 58 (310)

60

(55 or 59) not 56 (202)

61

remove duplicates from 60 (193)

 

NEW (set 62 is the “new” set 58):

62

(relig$ or orthodox$ or protestant$ or racial$ or anthropos$ or refusal or gypsy or gypsies or homeopat$ or homoeopat$ or jewish$ or minorit$ or multiethnic$ or unorthodox$ or latino or roma or sinti$ or traveler$ or tinker$ or ideolog$ or ethnicity or (ethnic adj background) or (alternative adj medicine$) or (parental adj refusal$)).ti. (40501)

63

57 and 62 (501)

64

(55 or 63) not 56 (346)

65

remove duplicates from 64 (334)

 

Search strategy with renewed set 58

1

exp measles/ (12908)

2

exp measles vaccine/ (7121)

3

exp Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine/ (2056)

4

exp mumps/ (3574)

5

exp mumps vaccine/ (2965)

6

exp rubella/ (7276)

7

exp rubella vaccine/ (4256)

8

exp influenza human/ (33423)

9

exp influenza vaccine/ (15305)

10

exp influenza vaccines/ (15305)

11

exp poliomyelitis/ (15592)

12

exp poliovirus vaccines/ (6073)

13

exp whooping cough/ (6302)

14

exp tetanus/ (8118)

15

exp Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine/ (2306)

16

exp Diphtheria/ (5187)

17

exp pertussis vaccine/ (6539)

18

exp diphtheria tetanus vaccine/ (307)

19

exp meningococcal infections/ (9327)

20

exp meningococcal vaccines/ (2232)

21

exp hepatitis b/ (43927)

22

exp hepatitis b vaccines/ (7243)

23

exp hepatitis b virus/ (18871)

24

exp pneumococcal infections/ (16122)

25

exp pneumococcal vaccines/ (4460)

26

1 or 4 or 6 or 8 or 11 or 13 or 14 or 16 or 19 or 21 or 23 or 24 (160650)

27

2 or 3 or 5 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 12 or 15 or 17 or 18 or 20 or 22 or 25 (47477)

28

exp vaccines/ (165840)

29

exp vaccination/ (54688)

30

exp mass vaccination/ (1849)

31

exp hepatitis a/ (17195)

32

exp dysentery/ (10986)

33

exp shigella/ (10261)

34

(26 or 31 or 32 or 33) and (28 or 29 or 30) (40134)

35

27 or 34 (58398)

36

exp Treatment Refusal/ (10295)

37

exp Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/ (66897)

38

exp “Patient Acceptance of Health Care”/ (154409)

39

exp Attitude to Health/ (275774)

40

exp “Attitude of Health Personnel”/ (114245)

41

(argument$ or belief$ or ideolog$ or attitud$ or objection$).ti. (44532)

42

exp Ethnic Groups/ (105533)

43

exp Minority Groups/ (9817)

44

exp Religion/ (45812)

45

exp Immunization Programs/ (8797)

46

exp Complementary Therapies/ (168626)

47

exp Vaccination/ (54688)

48

exp Decision Making/ (112804)

49

exp Patient Compliance/ (50195)

50

exp Immunization/ (131148)

51

anthroposoph$.ti. (130)

52

35 or 45 or 47 or 50 (165486)

53

36 or 37 or 38 or 39 or 40 or 41 or 48 or 49 (478347)

54

42 or 43 or 44 or 46 or 51 or homeopath$.ti. (316493)

55

52 and 53 and 54 (324)

56

exp africa/ or exp. americas/ or exp. asia/ or exp. australia/ (1996966)

57

(vaccin$ or immuniz$ or immunis$ or measle$ or mumps or rubella$ or polio or mmr).ti. (157864)

58

(relig$ or orthodox$ or protestant$ or racial$ or anthropos$ or refusal or gypsy or gypsies or homeopat$ or homoeopat$ or jewish$ or minorit$ or multiethnic$ or unorthodox$ or latino or roma or sinti$ or traveler$ or tinker$ or ideolog$ or ethnicity or (ethnic adj background) or (alternative adj medicine$) or (parental adj refusal$)).ti. (40501)

59

57 and 58 (501)

60

(55 or 59) not 56 (346)

61

remove duplicates from 60 (334)