Profiles

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Interview 11

For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR' Gathered information from the media and talked to other mums at playgroup and to their health visitor. Advice from their GP helped them to make a decision.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, one daughter, aged 5 years. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Nursing Auxilary, Father- Plasterer. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 12

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Followed recommendations of health professionals for their son. For MMR and immunisations for their daughter' Conducted an extensive review of the literature and scientific studies using the Internet and talked to their GP and health visitor.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, two children, aged 4.5 years (son) and 2 years (daughter). Both children are lactose intolerant. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Accountant, Father- Home Dad. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 02

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib they followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR' Read research papers in medical journals and talked to family members. Media reports and Department of Health literature had little influence on their decision.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, two children, aged 22 months (daughter) and 4 months (son). Autistic Spectrum Disorder in husband’s family. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Vet, Father- Letter Cutter. Ethnic background’...

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 14

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Found it most useful to talk to friends who had already made decisions about their children's immunisations. Took on board recommendations of health professionals.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, one daughter, aged 8 months. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Academic, Father- Professor. Ethnic background’ White-European (French).

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 27

    Her son has an egg white allergy, in which vaccines are cultured, but he had no allergy to his MMR.

  • Background

    Married couple with one child aged 4 months. Father aged 35, market trader. Mother aged 29, full-time mother. Ethnic background/nationality: father half Arab, half White British, mother Thai.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 28

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR' Talked to friends, her father who is a doctor, family friends who were doctors, and alternative practitioners. Gathered some information from the media. Talked to their GP about her daughter's egg allergy.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, one daughter, aged 3 years who has an egg allergy. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Bookshop owner/Teacher, Father- Floor Layer. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 29

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib, Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR, Reactions that their first son had to MMR influenced their decisions for their other children.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ 4 children aged 8 years (son), 7 years (son), 5 years (son), 1 year (daughter). Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Housewife, Father- Househusband. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 30

    For all immunisations Followed recommendations from health visitor. Experience of her daughter's immunisations influenced her immunisation decisions for her son.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, Two children, aged 7 years (daughter) and 3 years (son). Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Sure Start Volunteer Co-ordinator, Father- Manager (Retail). Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 31

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR' Talked to her GP and to her hospital consultant. Read information in newspapers and on the Internet. Talked to friends and investigated single vaccines. A friend in the USA helped her to make a final decision.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, one son, aged 2.5 years. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Teacher, Father- University Lecturer. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 32

    For DTaP/IPV/Hib' Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR' Didn't feel the need to search widely for information but talked to her health visitor and read information in the media before making her decisions.

  • Background

    At time of interview’ married, two sons, aged 3.5 years and 14 months. Parent’s occupation’ Mother- Nurse, Father- Nurse/Teacher. Ethnic background’ White-British.

  • Sex/Gender Male