Intention to Accept Pertussis Vaccination for Cocooning: A Qualitative Study of the Determinants
- Visser, O
- Hautvast, J.L.A.
- Velden, K. van der
- Hulscher, M.E.J.L.
DOIAbstract
CONTEXT: Several countries have reported a resurgence of pertussis in the last decades. This puts infants (especially <6 months) at risk of severe complications, because they are too young to be fully protected by vaccination. The global pertussis initiative has proposed pertussis vaccination of young infants' close contacts, in order to reduce pertussis transmission and the burden of the disease on infants. Our aim is to explore the perceived determinants (barriers and facilitators) of intention to accept vaccination among the possible target groups of pertussis vaccination for cocooning. Consideration of these determinants is necessary to optimise the uptake of the vaccination. METHODS: We conducted 13 focus groups and six individual semi...
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