Table 1 Deductive and Inductive Codes Utilized in Qualitative Analysis
From: Attitudes of East Tennessee residents towards general and pertussis vaccination: a qualitative study
Deductive Codes | Comfort with medical community Concerns about vaccines Family beliefsa Social group beliefsa General attitude toward vaccinesa Risk perceptiona Related behaviorsa Knowledge of diseasea Information sourcesa Reason for vaccinating children Reason for not vaccinating children | |
Inductive Codes | Confidence in Science Comfort Common Sense Evidence Too many vaccines Research Experience resulted in change Making own choices/individual freedoms Trust | |
Theme 1 “Attitudes Toward Vaccination” Codes | General Attitude: Evaluation: Positive | “I think that [vaccination] is a good idea”; “I generally think it is a good thing. It is saving lives and protecting people, stopping diseases from being passed around” |
General Attitude: Evaluation: Negative | “The flu shot, that’s just a load of crap”; “I think some vaccines work” | |
Theme 2: “Reasons for Supporting Vaccination: Codes | Reason for Vaccinating Children | “Because children used to die because we had all these diseases”; “make sure they don’t get these common diseases, protect them in the future”; “everybody gets |
Theme 3: “Concerns and Reasons for Vaccine Hesitancy” Codes | Perceived Risk | “I know the flu shot is recommended but I have not caught the flu in a long time” |
Perceived Risk of Getting Pertussis | “now that the kids are older, I don’t see how we could get [pertussis]” | |
Concerns about Vaccines | “Maybe like allergic reactions”; “I’m more of a skeptic about what the government says is safe”; “The idea that mercury is one of the preservatives” | |
Too Many Vaccines | “I think if you pump five vaccines into your child, their poor little bodies can’t deal with it” | |
Theme 4: “Types of Knowledge and Information Sources” Codes | Knowledge—Information Sources | “Mostly just our doctors”; “Our own research”; “WebMD” |