Pediatrician Perceptions of Vaccine Refusal in Europe

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The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
March 2011 – Volume 30 – Issue 3  pp: A9-A10,187-272,e38-e55
http://journals.lww.com/pidj/pa     ges/currenttoc.aspx

Primary Care Pediatricians’ Perceptions of Vaccine Refusal in Europe
Grossman, Zachi; van Esso, Diego; del Torso, Stefano; Hadjipanayis, Adamos; Drabik, Anna; Gerber, Andreas; Miron, Dan
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 30(3):255-256, March 2011.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181faaaa3

Abstract:
An electronic survey assessing primary care pediatricians’ estimations and practices regarding parents’ vaccination refusal was sent to 395 members of the European Academy of Pediatrics Research in Ambulatory Setting network, with a response rate of 87%. Of respondents who vaccinate in the clinic, 93% estimated the total vaccine refusal rate as <1%. Of all respondents, 69% prefer a shared decision-making approach to handle refusing parents.