Table 5.

Do health professionals agree with measuring antibody levels in a child requiring the second measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination but whose parents still have doubts? Figures are numbers (percentage of professional group)

	Yes, entirely appropriate	Yes, reluctantly	No	Don't know
General practitioners (n=158)	24 (15)	56 (35)	58 (37)	20 (13)
Health visitors (n=135)	40 (30)	35 (26)	37 (27)	23 (17)
Practice nurses (n=164)	15 (10)	59 (36)	60 (37)	30 (18)
Total (n=457)	79 (17)	150 (33)	155 (34)	73 (16)