The role of severity perceptions and beliefs in natural infections in Shanghai parents' vaccine decision-making: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Xiaodong Sun (Author), Zhuoying Huang (Author), Abram L. Wagner (Author), Lisa A. Prosser (Author), Erzhan Xu (Author), Jia Ren (Author), Bei Wang (Author), Wenlu Yan (Author), Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background China has reduced incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases through its Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Vaccines outside of the EPI are not provided for free by the government, however. This study explored how the stated importance of different disease and vaccine-related...