The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC

Sheraton Ballroom I
Monday, March 17, 2003: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

B3: Is Underimmunization Related to Vaccine Safety Concerns? Results from the National Immunization Survey

This workshop will present data from the National Immunization Survey (NIS) module, Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices. Although several studies have addressed the question of what factors influence parents’ decisions about immunizing their children, none have looked at a comprehensive list including social factors, attitudes, beliefs, use of alternative medicine, chronic disease or vaccine side effects in family members, and use of various sources of information to determine what constellation of factors predict whether or not parents are up to date with their children’s immunizations. The studies presented will examine differences in parents of children who are missing high profile vaccines (DTaP, hepatitis B, MCV) and those who are up to date for recommended vaccines.
Learning Objectives: The workshop participant should be able to discuss the impact of vaccine safety concerns on vaccination behaviors.

Moderator:Kristine M. Sheedy
4:00 PMIntroductory Remarks
4:05 PMAre Parental Vaccine Safety Concerns Impacting Receipt of MMR, DTaP, and Hepatitis B Vaccines by Children?
Barbara H. Bardenheier, Husain Yusuf, Ben Schwartz, Debbie A. Gust, Lawrence E. Barker, Lance Rodewald
4:20 PMWho Are the Parents of Children Missing Two or More of the Following Vaccines: DTP, MMR and Hepatitis B?
Debbie A. Gust, Tara Strine, Emmanuel Maurice, Husain Yusuf, Ben Schwartz
4:35 PMEffect of Complementary and Alternative Healthcare Utilization on Immunization Beliefs and Behaviors
Allison Kennedy, Debbie A. Gust, Beth F. Hibbs, Hussain Yusuf, Emmanuel Maurice, Ben Schwartz
4:50 PMDifferences in Sources of Immunization Information Among Parents of Children Up-to-Date and Parents of Children Missing 2 or More Vaccines
Kristine Sheedy, Debbie A. Gust, Tara Strine, Husain Yusuf, Ben Schwartz
5:05 PMDiscussion

The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC