Véliz Liliana, Campos Cecilia, Vega Paula
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2016 Feb;33(1):30-7. doi: 10.4067/S0716-10182016000100005.
Vaccination, a health action that has allowed to decrease mortality and to eradicate many diseases, may be at risk as a result of misinformation of parents and campaigns led by movements against vaccines.
To describe and analyze the knowledge and attitudes of parents of newborns and children of 2 and more months of age against the application of vaccines.
Exploratory study performed by application of a questionnaire to parents attending the UC CHRISTUS health network.
Knowledge and attitude of parents of newborns is rated as very good. 32.5% think that the vaccines can cause damage or claim not to know and have wrong knowledge; vaccination is considered a measure in favor of their childrens' health, but manifest that scarce information does not allow to make right decisions and suspect economic interests behind them. The parents of older children have no precise knowledge of the existing calendar, nor of the name of vaccines. They think that the existing information does not allow them to be sure of the real benefits, with some of them even feeling forced to vaccinate their children.
It is urgent to educate and answer questions about the importance and safety of vaccines and to perform studies at a national level.
接种疫苗这一健康行动已降低了死亡率并根除了许多疾病，但由于家长收到错误信息以及反疫苗运动发起的宣传活动，接种疫苗可能面临风险。
描述并分析新生儿以及2个月及以上儿童的家长对于疫苗接种的知识和态度。
通过向参加UC CHRISTUS健康网络的家长发放问卷进行探索性研究。
新生儿家长的知识和态度被评为非常好。32.5%的家长认为疫苗可能会造成损害，或者声称不知道且存在错误认知；疫苗接种被视为有利于孩子健康的措施，但表示缺乏信息使其无法做出正确决定，并且怀疑背后存在经济利益。大龄儿童的家长对现有接种时间表以及疫苗名称没有准确的了解。他们认为现有的信息无法让他们确定真正的益处，其中一些家长甚至感觉是被迫为孩子接种疫苗。
迫切需要开展教育并解答有关疫苗重要性和安全性的问题，并在国家层面开展研究。
