| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10963869 | Vaccine | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
A cocooning strategy for pertussis vaccination can be highly effective when partially implemented within maternity hospitals, with information accompanied by a funded vaccine. Mothers were highly receptive to vaccination in the postnatal ward: facts about pertussis were as effective as message-framing in promoting a high uptake of 70%. Perceived vaccine benefits, intentions and vaccine recommendation were important predictors of uptake. Our intervention trial increased the existing pertussis vaccine coverage of 23-77%.
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Authors
Elizabeth Helen Hayles, Spring Chenoa Cooper, Nicholas Wood, John Sinn, S. Rachel Skinner,