title: Factors associated with poor adherence to MMR vaccination in parents who follow vaccination schedule.
abstract: Due to median vaccination coverage far from elimination level, Italy is still an European country with high number of measles cases per million of people. In this study we explored potential socioeconomic, medical and demographic factors which could influence the propensity of family members for measles vaccination schedule. A cross-sectional study was performed through a questionnaire administered to the parents of children who received the first dose of MMR vaccine in two different vaccination centers in the Palermo area from November 2012 to May 2013. Overall, the role played by internet (OR 19.8 P = 0.001) and the large number of children in a family (OR 7.3 P ≤ 0.001) were the factors more associated to be unvaccinated, whereas the birth order of the child (OR 0.3 P = < 0.05 for the oldest children vs. the closer young one) and reporting a lack of MMR vaccination as a "personal decision" (OR 0.19 P ≤ 0.01) inversely correlated with the risk of quitting vaccination. These findings can be useful for a better knowledge of disaffection to vaccination practice in local settings and could contribute to improve and maintain timely uptake, suggesting approaches to optimize the uptake of MMR tailored to the needs of local populations.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care "G. D'Alessandro"; University of Palermo; Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Restivo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Napoli
authors.forename: Maria Grazia Laura
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Marsala
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bonanno
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sciuto
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amodio
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calamusa
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Firenze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
keywords: Italy; birth order; children; family members; internet; measles; personal decision; vaccination refuse