Avtor/Urednik		Zakotnik, B; Pokorn, M; Čižman, M
Naslov		Mnenje staršev o cepljenju v Sloveniji
Prevedeni naslov		Perception of immunization among parents in Slovenia
Tip		članek
Vir		Slov Pediatr
Vol. in št.		Letnik 9, št. 2-3
Leto izdaje		2002
Obseg		str. 164-7
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		Background: Immunization in children is mandatory in Slovenia. In recent years doubts about the safety of vaccines have been raised and an appeal was made by a group of parents to change the legislation requiring mandatory immunization. Aim: To determine parental attitudes towards immunization and to see if immunization rates would have dropped after the change of legislation. Methods: A questionnaire was given to 1400 parents who brought their children to a well or sick child clinic in paediatric practices all around the country at the end of April 2001. Opinions regarding immunization and demographic data were sought. Results: 1341 (95.8 %) responses were received. 70.8 % of respondents believe that immunization should be mandatory and 26.3 % believe that this decision should be made by doctors. If immunization were only recommended, 57.6 % of parents would still immunize their children, a further 40.6 % would do so on the advice of their paediatrician, while 1.8 % would not immunize their children. When the parents were asked against which disease they would definitely vaccinate their children, the highest response rate was 85.2 % for poliomyelitis and only 53.4 % for rubella. Only 10.6 % of parents believe that unimmunized children should be admitted to kindergarten, 35.4 % oppose this, while the remainder would leave the decision to doctors and the kindergarten. 77.5 % of parents were adequately informed prior to immunization. The child's paediatrician was the most reliable source of information regarding immunization in 85 % of respondents. Conclusion: There is considerable confidence in immunization among parents in Slovenia. If immunization were recommended instead of being mandatory, immunization rates would not drop, provided that paediatricians keep parents informed.
Izvleček		Izhodišča: Cepljenja otrok so v Sloveniji obvezna. V zadnjih letih so se med starši pojavili dvomi v varnost cepiv, skupina staršev pa je tudi sprožila postopek za spremembo veljavne zakonodaje. Namen: Izvedeti smo želeli, kakšno je mnenje staršev glede cepljenja, in ugotoviti, ali bi se ob spremembi zakonodaje precepljenost zmanjšala. Preiskovanci in metode: 1400 staršev, ki so pripeljali svoje otroke na pregled k pediatrom v različnih krajih države konec aprila 2001, je prejelo vprašalnike, s katerimi smo želeli izvedeti njihovo mnenje o cepljenju in demografske podatke. Rezultati: Prejeli smo 1341 (95,8 %) izpolnjenih vprašalnikov. 70,8 % vprašanih meni, da je prav, da so cepljenja obvezna, 26,3 % pa prepušča to odločitev zdravnikom. Če bi bila cepljenja le priporočena, bi otroka zanesljivo cepilo 57,6 % staršev, 40,6 % bi se odločilo glede na nasvet svojega pediatra, 1,8 % pa svojih otrok zanesljivo ne bi cepilo. Če bi odločali sami, bi največ (85,2 %) staršev otroka cepilo proti otroški paralizi, najmanj pa proti rdečkam (53,4 %). 35,4 % staršev meni, da mora biti otrok pred vstopom v vrtec cepljen, 10,6 % meni, da to ni potrebno, ostali prepuščajo odločitev zdravnikom in vrtcem. 77,5 % staršev je zadovoljnih s količino informacij, ki jih dobijo pred cepljenjem. Vir informacij, ki mu najbolj zaupajo, je za 86 % vprašanih otrokov pediater. Zaključek: Starši v Sloveniji so cepljenju dokaj naklonjeni. Če bi bilo cepljenje zgolj priporočeno in ne obvezno, pa bi morali pediatri z dobrim informiranjem staršev poskrbeti, da precepljenost ne bi upadla.
Deskriptorji		PARENTS VACCINATION ATTITUDE HEALTH EDUCATION ADULT QUESTIONNAIRES