Adhésion et résistance aux vaccinations infantiles : une étude auprès de mères suisses

Our results confirm the existence of a resistance to child immunization among a section of the population. It should not be attributed to mothers' ignorance, but rather could reflect their perplexity towards the choices they are expected to make. In that regards, the importance some parents give to individual control over health can be in contradiction with community objectives of public health. Actions for the promotion of immunization should primarily target families who are uncertain (compliant ambivalent and moderately resistant). At the same time, the difficulties entailed in the - individual and collective - management of risks require that new forms of dialogue be developed between experts and the public.