2021
Communicating With Vaccine-Hesitant Parents: A Narrative Review
Limaye RJ, Opel DJ, Dempsey A, Ellingson M, Spina C, Omer SB, Dudley MZ, Salmon DA, Leary SO. Communicating With Vaccine-Hesitant Parents: A Narrative Review. Academic Pediatrics 2021, 21: s24-s29. PMID: 33958087, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine decision-making processVaccine-hesitant parentsVaccine acceptancePediatric providersVaccine hesitancyChild's pediatric providerVaccine-preventable diseasesParental vaccine hesitancyPatient-provider communicationEffective medical interventionsContext of vaccinationEvidence-based communication strategiesPreventable diseaseVaccine informationVaccine refusalPreventable outbreaksMedical interventionsNarrative reviewVaccineMotivational interviewingLack of trainingVaccinationRecent outbreakHesitancyProvidersRacial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Vaccine Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions
Dudley MZ, Limaye RJ, Salmon DA, Omer SB, O’Leary S, Ellingson MK, Spina CI, Brewer SE, Bednarczyk RA, Malik F, Frew PM, Chamberlain AT. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Vaccine Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions. Public Health Reports 2021, 136: 699-709. PMID: 33508208, PMCID: PMC8579395, DOI: 10.1177/0033354920974660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityInfant vaccinesVaccine knowledgeVaccine acceptanceOdds ratioWhite womenMaternal influenza vaccineAcellular pertussis vaccinePregnant women's knowledgeRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesVaccine-preventable diseasesMultiple logistic regressionPrenatal care practicesHealth care providersPublic health authoritiesDifferent races/ethnicitiesMaternal tetanusMaternal vaccinesInfluenza vaccinePertussis vaccinePregnant womenVaccine safetyVaccine informationVaccine decisionsCare providers
2020
Characterizing the vaccine knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions of pregnant women in Georgia and Colorado
Dudley MZ, Limaye RJ, Omer SB, O’Leary S, Ellingson MK, Spina CI, Brewer SE, Chamberlain AT, Bednarczyk RA, Malik F, Frew PM, Salmon DA. Characterizing the vaccine knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions of pregnant women in Georgia and Colorado. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2020, 16: 1109-1117. PMID: 32078395, PMCID: PMC7227625, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1717130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenTdap vaccineInfant vaccinesVaccine safetyVaccine-preventable diseasesPrenatal care practicesFirst-time pregnant womenMaternal vaccinesVaccine knowledgeVaccine coverageVaccine educationVaccine informationVaccine confidenceCare practicesVaccineWomenFirst childPrior childrenInfluenzaChildrenSafetyPregnancyBabiesDiseaseMandatory Vaccination in Europe
Vaz OM, Ellingson MK, Weiss P, Jenness SM, Bardají A, Bednarczyk RA, Omer SB. Mandatory Vaccination in Europe. Pediatrics 2020, 145: e20190620. PMID: 31932361, PMCID: PMC7011108, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-0620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercentage point higher prevalenceHigh vaccination coverageMandatory vaccinationVaccination coverageHigh prevalenceMeasles incidenceLow measles incidencePertussis vaccine coverageVaccine-preventable diseasesNonmedical exemptionsMandatory vaccination policiesWorld Health OrganizationPertussis vaccinationMeasles vaccinationAnnual incidenceVaccine coveragePertussis incidenceSubsequent incidenceVaccination policyVaccinationDisease preventionSignificant associationIncidenceHealth OrganizationLinear regression models