Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Στρατηγικές Διαχείρισης Καταστροφών και Κρίσεων στους Διοικητικούς και Αναπτυξιακούς ΤομείςLibrary of the School of Science
Supervisors info:
Δρ. Α. Αντωναράκου ,Καθηγήτρια Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος, ΕΚΠΑ,
Δρ. Ε. Λέκκας ,Καθηγητής Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος, ΕΚΠΑ,
Δρ. Χ. Ντρίνια, Καθηγήτρια Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Εμβόλια και Γονείς: Μύθοι και Πραγματικότητα
Translated title:
Vaccines and Parents: Myths and Reality
Summary:
Vaccination is one of the most important achievements of Medicine. Vaccination has helped in the elimination of diseases like diphtheria, poliomyelitis and tetanus. In the pre-vaccination time diseases like measles and smallpox during epidemic outbreaks could lead millions of people and, especially, children to death.
Children’s vaccination has decreased the percentage of child fatality and mortality. People who have been vaccinated protect themselves from the development of serious diseases and constitute a shield of the community-public health as well, with the mechanism of immunity.
Despite the benefits of vaccination in the anticipation of public health, in the past two decades an increasing number of parents and guardians focus on the dangers of vaccines. As a result, they refuse to comply with the National Programme of Vaccination as this has been designed by the corresponding committee of vaccination.
Health protection of population has been badly affected from the development of the anti-vaccination movement and it has become a study subject as this was connected with the reappearance of diseases which can be anticipated with vaccination and, in particular, with the sharp increase of cases of measles in Greece, following the European trend.
The aim of this study is to illustrate parents’ knowledge and attitude towards vaccination as well as how hesitant and concerned they are about vaccination.
Main subject category:
Science
Keywords:
vaccines,necessarily
Number of index pages:
01
