title: Impact of vaccine cost and information about complications of varicella on parental decision regarding varicella vaccine.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The influence of providing information about complications of disease and vaccine cost on parental decision to vaccinate against varicella was assessed.
  
  
  METHODS
  During telephone interviews of 330 parents of infants aged 9 months, parents were asked if they would agree to have their child vaccinated and were presented information first about varicella complications and then about cost of the vaccine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When complications were explained but information about cost was not, 94% of parents were favourable toward having their child vaccinated. When complications were not explained but cost was presented, this percentage was only 34%. When both cost and complications were presented, 60% of parents were favourable toward the vaccine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In improving receptivity towards varicella vaccine, parents should always be presented data regarding varicella complications by their health care provider.
authors.affiliation: Institut national de santé publique, Public Health Research Unit, CHUL Research Centre, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec. gaston.deserres@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
authors.forename: Gaston
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Serres
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duval
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boulianne
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010290:Parents; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine