Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Center for Women's Health Studies and Promotion, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Health Promot Int. 2019 Jun 1;34(3):581-590. doi: 10.1093/heapro/day006.
To compare the health beliefs and infant vaccination behavior of mothers of four different ethno-cultural backgrounds: Israeli-born Jewish and Arab-Bedouin and immigrants from the Former Soviet Union and Ethiopia; to examine the associations between initial and subsequent infant vaccination behaviors of mothers and to identify predictors of vaccination behaviors. A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in selected community neighborhoods. A quota sample included 100 mothers with infants aged 18-24 months (N = 400) from each of the four ethno-cultural groups. Data were collected through questionnaires and examination of the infant vaccination cards. Both groups of immigrant mothers had the lowest adherence to the recommended vaccination regime. Our findings indicate that maternal behaviors regarding infant vaccinations were determined mainly by the behavior at the previous recommended vaccination stage. Different ethno-cultural groups presented different sociodemographic predictors of vaccination behaviors. These predictors only affected the vaccinations at the early stage of 2 months. Policy makers should be aware that mother's vaccination behaviors vary according to ethno-cultural groups to establish culturally tailored intervention programs.
比较来自四个不同族裔背景（以色列出生的犹太人和阿拉伯贝都因人，以及来自前苏联和埃塞俄比亚的移民）的母亲的健康信念和婴儿疫苗接种行为，探讨母亲最初和随后的婴儿疫苗接种行为之间的关联，并确定疫苗接种行为的预测因素。
在选定的社区邻里进行了一项比较性的横断面研究。从四个族裔群体中，每个群体分别抽取了 100 名年龄在 18-24 个月的婴儿母亲作为配额样本（N=400）。通过问卷调查和婴儿疫苗接种卡检查收集数据。两组移民母亲对推荐的疫苗接种方案的依从性最低。
我们的研究结果表明，母亲对婴儿疫苗接种的行为主要取决于前一次推荐接种阶段的行为。不同族裔群体呈现出不同的疫苗接种行为的社会人口学预测因素。这些预测因素仅在 2 个月的早期阶段影响疫苗接种。政策制定者应意识到，母亲的疫苗接种行为因族裔群体而异，因此需要制定具有文化针对性的干预计划。
