Vaccination - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Hepatitis B immunization coverage and risk behaviour among Danish travellers: are immunization strategies based on single journey itineraries rational?

Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: The authors examine the rationale and efficacy of pre-travel hepatitis B immunization strategies based on itinerary and presumed on-travel risk behaviour. METHODS: A large survey among 26,640 Danes survey provided data on journey lengths ... Read more...

Do declination statements increase health care worker influenza vaccination rates?

30 Aug 2009 In response to health care worker influenza vaccination rates that are below desired targets, strategies designed to stimulate vaccination have been proposed, including the use of declination statements for those refusing vaccination. The impact of ... Read more...

Attitudes towards influenza vaccination of multi-nationality health-care workers in Saudi Arabia.

Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The compliance with influenza vaccination among health-care workers (HCWs) is known to be low. A multi-nationality survey to explore the reasons for such poor compliance has not been studied in depth. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Vaccination - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Too little, too late. 29 Sep 2009
• The vaccination war. 26 Sep 2009
• Hepatitis B immunization coverage and risk behaviour among Danish travellers: are immunization strategies based on single journey itineraries rational? Sep 2009
• Do declination statements increase health care worker influenza vaccination rates? 30 Aug 2009
• Attitudes towards influenza vaccination of multi-nationality health-care workers in Saudi Arabia. Aug 2009
• Is it time for varicella vaccine in Ireland? 30 Jul 2009
• Implementation of the Australian HPV vaccination program for adult women: qualitative key informant interviews. 16 Jul 2009
• Reasons for non-adherence to vaccination at mother and child care clinics (MCCs) in Lambaréné, Gabon. 15 Jul 2009
• Unvaccinated children face pertussis risk: some parents fear vaccine more than infection. 13 Jul 2009
• Reducing immunization discomfort in 4- to 6-year-old children: a randomized clinical trial. 11 Jul 2009
• Dynamic modeling of vaccinating behavior as a function of individual beliefs. 8 Jul 2009
• Brief report: Measuring the attitudes of health care professionals in Dane County toward adolescent immunization with HPV vaccine. 29 Jun 2009
• Italian healthcare workers' views on mandatory vaccination. 9 Jun 2009
• [Impact of parental attitudes on infant vaccinal coverage in Benin] 30 May 2009
• Nurse and parent partnership during children's vaccinations: a conversation analysis. 30 May 2009
• Editor's Choice. The importance of small talk with young children. 30 May 2009
• Punishment for refusing OPV. 30 May 2009
• Religious opposition to polio vaccination. 30 May 2009
• Willingness to vaccinate and to be vaccinated in adults. 30 May 2009
• Mothers' intention for their daughters and themselves to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine: a national study of nurses. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Vaccination'

Definition: Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation intended for active immunological prophylaxis.

Descriptor UI: D014611

Alternative terms: Vaccination; Vaccinations; Immunization, Active; Active Immunization; Active Immunizations; Immunizations, Active;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence;

Tree Number: E02.095.520.400.530.890; E05.478.550.600.890; N02.421.726.758.310.890; N06.850.780.200.425.900; N06.850.780.680.310.890;

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition; Manual 26.22.2.2+; for prev only: coord IM with dis /prev (IM); for ther, index under IMMUNOTHERAPY or specific vaccine /ther use