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. 2008 Nov 1;99(6):456–459. [Article in French] doi: 10.1007/BF03403775

Les facteurs déterminant l’utilisation d’un site Web par les parents pour la déclaration des effets secondaires des vaccins

Anne Kimpton 14, Ève Dubé 14, Chantal Sauvageau 14,24, Gaston De Serres 14,34,
PMCID: PMC6975577  PMID: 19149385

Abstract

Background

Only a small percentage of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) are currently reported by physicians and nurses to the passive surveillance system. A solution to improve the sensitivity would be to involve parents in the reporting process via a Web-based platform.

Objectives

This exploratory study sought to explore and identify factors that would influence online parental reporting of AEFI.

Methods

A total of 20 parents were recruited and interviewed individually during the first week of February 2007. Data were analyzed with the qualitative thematic content analysis method using qualitative software.

Results

Most parents were not aware of the existence of an AEFI surveillance system but they acknowledge the importance and would be interested in contributing to this surveillance. Compared to paper form, they considered online reporting more appealing because it is perceived as taking less time and being less cumbersome. Most interviewed parents have access to Internet. Parents indicated they would be more inclined to participate in online AEFI reporting if their vaccine provider endorsed the website, and if it were a secure, interactive environment that also provided useful information on vaccination. Parents seemed more inclined to report severe as opposed to mild expected AEFI.

Conclusions

These middle-high class francophone parents identified no major obstacle to direct reporting of AEFI on a Website as long as this mode of reporting would be endorsed by their vaccine provider.

Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, belief, adverse event following immunisation (AEFI), Web-based reporting

Footnotes

Remerciements: Nous tenons à remercier les médecins, infirmières et secrétaires de la Clinique pédiatrique de Sainte-Foy qui ont permis et facilité la réalisation de l’étude. Merci également au Dr Bernard Duval pour ses commentaires judicieux.

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