Beliefs in vaccine as causes of autism among SPARK cohort caregivers.

CONCLUSION: One in six caregivers who participate in a national research cohort believe that child immunizations could be a cause of autism in their child. Parent social background (non-White, less educated) and child developmental features (regression in second year, poorer language skills, and worse adaptive outcomes) index caregivers who are more likely to harbor these beliefs and could benefit from targeted educational activities. PMID: 31924427 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31924427?dopt=Abstract

Source: Vaccine - January 6, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Fombonne E, Goin-Kochel RP, O'Roak BJ, SPARK Consortium Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research