Parental refusal to have children immunised: extent and reasons

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Abstract
Consent for immunisation of all children born in the Bath District Health Authority is assumed automatically. All newborn babies are entered on to the immunisation call up system run from the Community Child Health computing department. Invitations are sent according to the national schedule. If the invitation is not taken up, then “negative consent” is entered in the child's records. A complete list of children with negative consent was obtained between 1 January 1987 and 1 January 1993. These families were sent a questionnaire with a letter of explanation and a stamped addressed envelope. Those parents who did not reply were sent a second questionnaire. The health visitor was also asked to try to make contact.

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