Caregivers' perceptions with regard to vaccine preventable diseases

• Main Author: Maseti, Elizabeth
• Other Authors: Mavundla, Thandisizwe R.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Caregiver; Perceptions; Vaccine-preventable diseases; Immunisation; Attitudes; Health seeking behaviour; Vaccines; Missed opportunities; Expanded Programme on Immunisation; Health care workers; 614.470968227; Caregivers > South Africa > City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality > Attitudes; Communicable diseases > Prevention; Communicable diseases > Immunological aspects; Vaccination > South Africa > City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality; Caregivers > South Africa > City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality > Psychology; Immunization > South Africa > City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
• Online Access: Maseti, Elizabeth (2015) Caregivers' perceptions with regard to vaccine preventable diseases, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20148>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20148

This study investigated caregivers' perceptions with regard to vaccine-preventable diseases in terms of six constructs of the Health Belief Model. A qualitative research design that is explorative, descriptive and contextual in nature was employed in order to understand and describe the perceptions influencing access and utilisation of services that lead to missed immunisation opportunities and consequently outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. The data-collection techniques were individual unstructured in-depth interviews, field notes and clinical records. The sample consisted of twenty two (N=22) caregivers who volunteered to be interviewed. The study has highlighted that caregivers' perceptions or cognitive factors play an important role for having children in completing immunisation schedule to protect the public from vaccine-preventable diseases. It is recommended that mass media programmes are needed to address the role of vaccines in reducing high morbidity and mortality rates caused by vaccine preventable diseases and improvement in access to immunisation services. === Health Studies === MPH (Health Studies)