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Interview 36

For all immunisations Her experience of working in a Child Health department helped her to make her decisions. Her midwife talked to her and gave her information leaflets, which also helped.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, one daughter, aged 17 months. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Administrator, Father- Civil Servant. Ethnic background’ Bangladeshi.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 13

    For all immunisations Followed recommendations of health professionals. After her daughter had a reaction to the MMR vaccine, she talked to her health visitor to make a decision about her youngest son's immunisations.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ cohabiting four children, aged 10 years (daughter), 8 years (daughter), 6 years (daughter), 4 years (son). Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Full time Mum, Father – Painter/Decorator. Ethnic...

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 03

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Followed the recommendations of health professionals. She used the Internet to gather information on MMR, particularly from a parenting web site and talked to her Mum, which helped her to make a decision.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, two daughters, aged 3 years, aged 6 months. Autistic Spectrum Disorder in extended family. Parent’s occupation’ Mother-Travel Agent, Father- Photocopy Engineer. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 04

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR she talked to the health visitor and GP, listened to media reports and trusted the decision that her boss had made about immunisation.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, one daughter, aged 16 months. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Civil Servant MOD, Father- RAF. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 05

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Information and advice from her brother, who works for a medical journal, experience of other children in the family being immunised with no ill effects, belief that some media reports were sensationalised and talking to the practice nurse helped her to make a decision.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, One son, aged 5 months. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Bank Manager, Father- Chartered Accountant. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 06

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Followed recommendations of health professionals. Talking to other parents whose child had MMR and using the Internet to gather information on both sides of the argument helped her to make a decision about her daughter's MMR immunisation

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, one daughter, aged 10 weeks. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Jeweller, Father- Jeweller. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 08

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR' Read information recommended by relatives which was both pro and anti immunisation, read NHS information leaflets, talked to her GP and to friends.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, one son, aged 3 years. Parent’s Occupation’ Mother- Teacher, Father- Journalist. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 10

    For DTP/IPV/Hib' Followed recommendations of health professionals for her first child. For further immunisations Read leaflets given to her by her homeopath, read books and talked to her health visitor and GP. Gathered some information from the media but was aware that it may be biased to a specific perspective.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, 3 children, aged 10 years (daughter), 4 yrs (son), 12 weeks (son). Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Home Educator, Full time mum, Father- Estate Agent. Ethnic background’...

  • Sex/Gender Male