Objective. We evaluated the association between parents' beliefs about vaccines, their
decision to delay or refuse vaccines for their children, and vaccination coverage of children at …

… From the Department of Preventi ve Medicine, University of Kansas, Wichita (Dr Fredrickson);
Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine (Drs Davis and Arnold and Ms Kennan) and …

METHODS: In February 2019, we surveyed families with children using the largest online
panel generating representative US samples. After weighting, we assessed hesitancy using a …

Background While many clinicians encounter parents or adolescents who refuse HPV
vaccine, little is known about the prevalence of hesitancy for HPV vaccine nationally or its …

Objectives. We evaluated the association between intentional delay of vaccine administration
and timely vaccination coverage. Methods. We used data from 2,921 parents of 19- to 35-…

OBJECTIVES. The aims of this study were to determine parent and provider knowledge and
awareness of newborn screening; to gather opinions from parents, providers, and newborn …

OBJECTIVE: We examined how navigation, defined as the assessment and alleviation of
barriers to adequate health care, influences patients’ perspectives on the quality of their cancer …

Context. An overarching national health goal of Healthy People 2010 is to eliminate disparities
in leading health care indicators including immunizations. Disparities in US childhood …

Communication about childhood vaccine risks and benefits has been legally required in
pediatric health care for over a decade. However, little is known about the actual practice of …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a managed care-based patient reminder/recall system
on immunization rates and preventive care visits among low-income adolescents. …