Parental Vaccine Hesitancy in Quebec (Canada)

This study aims to contribute to the ongoing reflections on tools and indicators of vaccine hesitancy by providing results of a survey on knowledge, attitudes and beliefs (KAB) of parents in Quebec (Canada). We have compared KAB of parents according to: 1) self-reported vaccination status of their child and 2) hesitation during the vaccination decision. Methods Data were collected through the 2014 Quebec study on vaccination against seasonal influenza and pneumococcal infections, a biennial repeated cross-sectional study in the province of Quebec, Canada. This paper presents the results pertaining to parents’ KAB about vaccination; the full report can be found elsewhere.15 Data were collected through a computer-assisted telephone interview survey conducted between March 18 and April 28 2014. Stratified random digit dialing (RDD) was used to select a geographically representative sample of the general population, including parents or caregivers of children aged between 2 months and 17 years of age. Households and respondents were both selected randomly. Parents with more than one child aged between 2 months and 17 years of age were asked to answer the questions for their youngest child. The interviewers asked the first name (or nickname) of that child, which was inserted in the question (e.g. it is important that you have Juliet vaccinated to protect her against diseases). Prior to each interview, verbal informed consent was obtained from the participant and interviews...
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