Table 1.
Survey Items Assessing Parents’ Attitudes, Beliefs, and Perceived Self-Efficacy, Grouped by Vaccine-Related Construct
| Survey items |
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| Attitudes and beliefs regarding benefits of vaccinationa |
| I believe it is better for my child to get the natural disease than to get a vaccineb |
| I believe that vaccines strengthen the immune system |
| Getting vaccines is a good way to protect my child from infectious diseases |
| Many of the illnesses vaccines prevent are serious |
| My child does not need vaccines for diseases that are not common anymore, like poliob |
| My child could get a serious disease if he or she were not vaccinated |
| I can protect my child from some types of infectious disease by vaccinating him or her |
| Attitudes and beliefs regarding risks of vaccinationc |
| I believe there has not been enough research on the safety of vaccines |
| My child’s immune system could be weakened by too many vaccines |
| Vaccines are safeb |
| Children get more vaccines than they need |
| I am concerned that vaccines have serious side effects |
| I am concerned that some vaccines cause autism in healthy children |
| I am concerned that the ingredients in vaccines are unsafe |
| Perceived self-efficacy regarding vaccination decision makingd |
| I am confident that I have the necessary information to make decisions about vaccination for my child |
| I am confident about my knowledge about how vaccines work |
| I am confident about my knowledge about infectious diseases |
| I am confident that I can express my views about vaccines to my obstetrician/pediatrician |
a
A higher score represents greater parental confidence regarding the benefits of vaccination.
b
Responses for this survey item were reverse-coded, so that a higher score had the same meaning across all survey items within the same construct.
c
A higher score represents greater parental concern about the risks of vaccination.
d
A higher score represents higher perceived self-efficacy regarding vaccination decision making.