The goal of this observational study is to learn about vaccinations hesitancy, delay or avoidance in children with chronic diseases, congenital anomalies or disabilities. The main questions it aims to answer are:
• Attitudes of caregivers towards vaccinating their children, obstacles that postpone vaccinations, and the status of vaccinations of these children.
Participants will fill out questionnaires and some will be included in focused groups for the qualitative part of the study.
Researchers will compare the vaccinations status of the research group to their siblings' status as well as the published national records of vaccination compliance.
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Undiagnosed children
Inadequate filled out questionnaires
Children with disabilities, chronic conditions and congenital anomalies. The parents will fiil out the questionnaires and participate in focus groups.
Family-based
Cross-sectional
Not listed
Percentages of children in the study group who are not vaccinated, partially vaccinated, or vaccinated late, in comparison with the percentages in the control group.
Percecntages as described above as well as description of reasons for vaccination avoidance, delay and hesitancy, obstacles in the way to vaccinate, approach to vaccines as detaled in the questionnaires.
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Hadassah Medical Organization
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Collaborator
