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parental decision-making for the MMR vaccine
"... Background: In the UK public concern about the safety of the combined measles, mumps and rubella [MMR] vaccine continues to impact on MMR coverage. Whilst the sharp decline in uptake has begun to level out, first and second dose uptake rates remain short of that required for population immunity. Fur ..."
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. Furthermore, international research consistently shows that some parents lack confidence in making a decision about MMR vaccination for their children. Together, this work suggests that effective interventions are required to support parents to make informed decisions about MMR. This trial assessed the impact
Low-income Parents ’ Decisions about Medical Treatment
"... Many low-income households in developing countries cannot afford the high costs of medical treatment. They often resort to cost-saving, but risky options for their treatment. The article uses data published in earlier studies in India to analyse the treatment decisions of low-income households. We c ..."
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compare parents ’ decisions about their children’s treatment with those about their own treatment. The analysis shows that parents often adopt a cost-saving (and risk-taking) attitude about their own treatment, relative to that for their children. This difference is found even when the parents
Exploring the Democratic Tensions within Parents ’ Decisions to Homeschool
"... Abstract When homeschooling parents discuss public schools, they often draw on their own notions of citizenship and each parent’s view of public schools is also likely influenced by his or her larger view of government’s proper role in society. I recently completed a three-year study designed to see ..."
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to seek a better understanding of these issues. In particular, I explored homeschoolers ’ interactions with broader social institutions – especially public schools – and I examined the relationship between parents ’ homeschooling decisions and their notions of democracy. This investigation brought
Trust, and Parental Decision Making about Vaccinations*
"... Vaccines are often heralded as one of the greatest success stories of modern medicine. Yet public concerns have surfaced recently, in part because of the declining incidence of many target diseases, but also in response to increasing questions about safety. Public health messages designed to encoura ..."
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employ both probabilistic and possibilistic thinking, but that the contextual factors that influence their interpretation of that information vary. Trust is an especially important contextual factor; parents struggling with vaccination decisions describe the importance of trust at multiple levels
From Genetics to Genomics: Ethics, Policy, and Parental Decision-making
"... Objective Ethical evaluation of genetic testing in children is traditionally based on balancing clinical benefits and risks. However, this focus can be inconsistent with the general practice of respecting parental decision-making about their children’s health care. We argue that respect for parental ..."
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Objective Ethical evaluation of genetic testing in children is traditionally based on balancing clinical benefits and risks. However, this focus can be inconsistent with the general practice of respecting parental decision-making about their children’s health care. We argue that respect
Parental Decision-Making and Acceptance of Newborn Bloodspot Screening: An Exploratory Study
, 2013
"... Objective: Newborn bloodspot screening is an internationally established public health measure. Despite this, there is a paucity of information relating to the decision-making process that parents go through when accepting newborn screening. This is important as screening panels are expanding; poten ..."
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Objective: Newborn bloodspot screening is an internationally established public health measure. Despite this, there is a paucity of information relating to the decision-making process that parents go through when accepting newborn screening. This is important as screening panels are expanding
Increasing parental decision-making at the individualized educational program meeting
- Journal of Early Intervention
, 1986
"... The purpose of this study was to develop a training package for parents and school staff to increase parent participation at the Individualized Educational Program (IEP) meeting. Fourteen parents with young handicapped children participated. The seven parents in the experimental group completed a de ..."
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in contributions, goals generated, and programming decisions made at IEP meetings by parents In the experimental group. School staff provided more home programming suggestions to parents In the experimental group and made more decisions for parents In the control group. All parents reported a high level
CLINICAL CASE Physician and Parental Decision Making in Newborn Resuscitation
"... An ultrasound performed on a woman who was 23-weeks pregnant revealed multiple findings suspicious for trisomy 21 syndrome, (Down syndrome). The woman and her husband were devastated, saying they could not possibly raise a child with mental retardation and physical anomalies, and they requested a te ..."
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termination. The obstetrician recommended amniocentesis for chromosomal analysis that would give definitive diagnosis of trisomy 21, and the test was performed. The parents said they planned to terminate the pregnancy if the results of the chromosome analysis confirmed Down syndrome. Before the results were
Charter school quality and parental decision-making with school choice. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No
, 2005
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