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Causes And Effect Of Negative Attitude To Immunization Among Couples
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
The purpose of this
project is to ascertain the beliefs of young couples regarding
immunization for their children or future children.
The overall objectives of this qualitative study are to:
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Determine the theological constructs of young couples who refuse or
delay immunization among their children or future children for religious
beliefs.
b. Determine the beliefs of young couples who engage in
alternative health practices and refuse or delay their children's or
future children's immunizations.
c. Determine whether youngcouples (non-parents) are thinking ahead regarding immunization.
d. Determine if there are gender differences between perspectives regarding immunization.
e. Determine if there are vocational/academic differences between groups regarding immunization.
f. Determine the relationship between various groups who do not immunize regarding their decision-making.
OBJECTIVES
The
main objective of the study was to deepen our understanding of the
knowledge, attitudes, practices, fears and beliefs about immunization
among children. Specifically the objectives were:
1) To identify myths and misconceptions about immunization among couples.
2) To identify knowledge, attitudes, practices, fears and beliefs (KAPBF) about childhood immunization.
3) To determine motivating and de-motivating factors in parents seeking immunization amoung couples.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The aim of this study was to answer the following research questions in order to describe and explain:
a.
What are the theological constructs of young couples who choose not to
immunize their children or future children? What is the relationship
between these beliefs and the young couples' decision-making regarding
immunization?
b. What are the beliefs of young couples who engage in
alternative health practices and choose not to immunize their children
or future children? What is the relationship between these beliefs and
the young couples' decision-making regarding immunization?
c. What
are the beliefs of young couples who are concerned about vaccine safety
and choose not to immunize their children or future children? What is
the relationship between these beliefs and the young couples'
decision-making regarding immunization?
DEFINITIONS
In the context of this study, the following theoretical definitions were used:
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Understanding is the process of interpreting, knowing and comprehending
the meaning that is felt, intended and expressed by another (Denzin,
1989, p. 120);
• Immunization is the process of being immunized against a particular disease;
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Health care workers include individuals from the disciplines of
medicine, public health, physical and social science and nursing;
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Health scientists are researchers concerned with aspects of health
science and health care from multiple disciplines of medicine, public
health, physical and social science, education and nursing; and,
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Informants are defined as the people interviewed in this study who
provided information about personal immunization experiences.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]BACKGROUND: Lack of information has been associated with couples anxiety or concern in a number of healthcare areas. OBJECTIVES: (1) Identify the proportion of parents who agreed, were neutral, and disagreed that they had access to enough information to make a decision about immunizing their child; (2) examine how parents who agreed and disagreed differed with respect to sociodemographic characteristics, and their attitudes about immunizations, their child's healthcare provider, immunization req ... Continue reading---
