Table 2. Participants' beliefs regarding vaccination, according parental self-report of the vaccination status of the child and vaccine hesitancy (%).
£ Strongly agree and Somewhat agree; † Parental self-report of the vaccination status of the child, UTD = all vaccines, Non-UTD = only some vaccines/no vaccines; ¥ Parental vaccine hesitancy level (Have you ever hesitated to have <NAME> vaccinated?), VH Parents = yes, Non-VH Parents = no; * p<0.05; ** p<0.01.
| Survey items | Vaccination status of the child | Parents' vaccine hesitancy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in Agreement£ % [95% CI] | Total in Agreement£ UTD % [95% CI] | Total in Agreement£ Non-UTD† % [95% CI] | Total in Agreement£ VH Parents % [95% CI] | Total in Agreement£ Non-VH Parents¥ % [95% CI] | |
| You trust the vaccination information that you receive. | 83.2 [75.2–91.2] | 90.0 [84.0–96.0] | 55.2* [31.6–78.8] | 66.6 [50.8–82.4] | 94.3** [89.9–98.7] |
| Vaccines can prevent diseases. | 87.4 [80.3–94.5] | 88.4 [80.9–96.0] | 83.2 [64.7–100.0] | 85.7 [73.2–98.3] | 88.5 [80.2–96.8] |
| The diseases prevented by vaccines are serious. | 77.0 [67.8–86.2] | 79.1 [69.7–88.6] | 68.2 [42.9–93.6] | 73.8 [57.7–89.5] | 79.3 [68.3–90.3] |
| You are comfortable asking doctors or nurses about vaccination. | 99.1[98.4–99.8] | 99.2 [98.4–100.0] | 98.6 [96.9–100.0] | 98.9 [97.8–99.9] | 99.3 [98.3–100.0] |
| A good lifestyle, such as eating a healthy diet, can eliminate the need for vaccination. | 43.4 [33.8–53.0] | 39.5 [29.3–49.7] | 59.4 [38.2–80.5] | 53.3 [38.5–68.1] | 36.8 [25.4–48.2] |
| Relying on alternative medicine like chiropractic, homeopathy or naturopathy can eliminate the need for vaccination. | 20.9 [13.7–28.2] | 18.2 [10.6–25.6] | 32.3 [12.0–52.6] | 24.0 [11.3–36.7] | 18.9 [10.5–27.3] |
| Today, children are given too many vaccines. | 37.7 [28.3–47.1] | 31.8 [22.3–41.2] | 62.1* [41.3–82.8] | 51.5 [36.4–66.6] | 28.4* [17.7–39.1] |
| You believe that vaccines run the risk of weakening the immune system. | 31.6 [22.7–40.5] | 25.9 [17.4–34.3] | 55.0* [32.9–77.1] | 43.7 [28.5–59.0] | 23.4* [14.2–32.7] |
| Generally speaking, you are fearful about vaccines. | 33.3 [25.1–41.5] | 31.9 [22.8–41.0] | 39.2 [19.2–59.2] | 46.6 [32.0–61.2] | 24.4* [14.7–34.2] |
| Generally speaking, the people around you are in favour of vaccination. | 81.6 [73.7–89.4] | 85.7 [78.7–92.7] | 64.7 [40.9–88.6] | 73.7 [58.8–88.5] | 86.8 [79.0–94.6] |
| It is important that you have your child vaccinated to protect him/her against diseases. | 90.3 [83.6–97.1] | 98.2 [97.3–99.1] | 58.0* [34.0–82.0] | 77.8 [62.9–92.7] | 98.7** [97.9–99.5] |
| It is important that you have your child vaccinated to prevent the spreading of diseases in your community. | 86.2 [78.9–93.5] | 94.5 [90.8–98.3] | 51.9** [28.9–75.0] | 71.3 [56.0–86.7] | 96.2** [94.0–98.3] |
| You have already felt pressure from people close to you or from society to have your child vaccinated. | 35.0 [25.7–44.4] | 28.2 [18.7–37.7] | 63.3* [42.3–84.2] | 65.5 [52.3–78.7] | 14.6** [6.4–22.9] |