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Table 4 Percentages of dyad where parent and adolescent score similar, where parent scored higher than adolescent or adolescent scored higher than parent within the same household for various statements

From: Adolescent and parental decision-making for the MenACWY vaccination: influential predictors and parental-adolescent differences among households in the Netherlands

Measure

Item

Answer option/range

% DYAD with similar score

% DYAD where parent scored higher

% DYAD where adolescent scored higher

   

score difference = -1/0/1

score difference = 2 or higher

score difference = -2 or lower

Engagement

I find vaccinating against meningococcal disease an important topic

1 = completely agree to 5 = completely disagree

72.14

1.58

26.28

Risk perception (not vaccinated)

Imagine that your son or daughter did not/you did not vaccinated against MenACWY. How big do you think the chance is that your son or daughter/you will get meningococcal disease?

1 = very small to 5 = very large

79.84

5.14

15.02

Risk perception (vaccinated)

Imagine that your son or daughter/you did get vaccinated against MenACWY. How big do you think the chance is that your son or daughter/you will get meningococcal disease?

1 = very small to 5 = very large

97.04

1.38

1.58

Severity of disease

How severe do you think meningococcal disease is?

1 = not severe to 5 = very severe

89.72

8.30

1.98

Side effects

How big do you think the chance is that someone experiences side effects after getting the MenACWY vaccination?

1 = very small to 5 = very big chance

81.82

4.55

13.64

If there are side effects after the vaccination, how severe do you think these might be?

1 = not severe tot 5 very severe

77.87

7.51

14.62

Beliefs

The MenACWY vaccination offers good protection against menincgococcal disease

1 = completely agree to 5 = completely disagree

86.96

4.94

8.10

A vaccination is only offered to people once its safety has been very thoroughly tested

1 = completely agree to 5 = completely disagree

84.39

6.92

8.70

When the immune system of a child is good, they are less likely to get meningococcal disease

1 = completely agree to 5 = completely disagree

71.55

20.55

7.91

Attitude towards the MenACWY vaccination

The vaccination against meningococcal disease is…

1 = very bad to 5 = very good

92.89

5.73

1.38

 

1 = very unimportant to 5 = very important

90.71

6.72

2.57

 

1 = very unnecessary to 5 = very necessary

91.10

7.31

1.58

Deliberation regarding the choice for/against the MenACWY vaccination

Getting the vaccination against meningococcal disease for my son or daughter/myself is…

1 = very much self-evident to 5 = very much not self-evident

90.91

4.15

4.94

Getting the vaccination against meningococcal disease for my son or daughter/myself is something I thought about a…

1 = very short amount of time to 5 = very long amount of time

82.51

10.93

6.56

I thought about the decision whether to get my son or daughter/myself vaccinated against meningococcal disease…

1 = very briefly to 5 = very extensively

60.92

26.85

12.22

Doubts

During the decision making for the MenACWY vaccination, I have had…

1 = no doubts, 5 = a lot of doubts

91.30

4.15

4.55

Trust

MenACWY vaccine

1 = little trust to 5 = a lot of trust

92.69

5.53

1.78

NIP

1 = little trust to 5 = a lot of trust

88.74

9.09

2.17

RIVM

1 = little trust to 5 = a lot of trust

90.52

6.52

2.96

Government

1 = little trust to 5 = a lot of trust

89.93

7.50

2.57

GGD

1 = little trust to 5 = a lot of trust

88.34

9.09

2.57

GP

1 = little trust to 5 = a lot of trust

89.53

4.74

5.73

Online experiences of others

1 = little trust to 5 = a lot of trust

75.30

4.94

19.76

Personal experiences of others

1 = little trust to 5 = a lot of trust

78.66

3.56

17.79