04184oam 2200685I 450 991077905450332120230802004717.01-136-57708-41-283-44344-997866134434410-203-15407-X1-136-57709-210.4324/9780203154076 (CKB)2550000000089282(EBL)958266(OCoLC)798532142(SSID)ssj0000601055(PQKBManifestationID)12243633(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601055(PQKBWorkID)10603629(PQKB)10728157(MiAaPQ)EBC958266(Au-PeEL)EBL958266(CaPaEBR)ebr10531760(CaONFJC)MIL344344(OCoLC)778226528(OCoLC)711041441(FINmELB)ELB139043(EXLCZ)99255000000008928220180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVaccinations and public concern in history legend, rumor, and risk perception /Andrea KittaNew York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (185 p.)Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ;28Description based upon print version of record.0-415-88703-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Vaccinations and Public Concern in History Legend, Rumor, and Risk Perception; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Genres and Communicative Forms; 3. Folkloric Content in Vaccine Narratives; 4. Medical and Ethical Issues as Perceived by the Medical Community; 5. Notions of Risk; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index"In spite of the success of the childhood inoculation movement, questions have persisted about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Arguments such as the relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism have led to an alarming increase in the number of parents choosing to not vaccinate their children. Yet the evidence in favor of vaccination is very strong if one examines the recent inoculation history of countries such as Great Britain, Sweden, and Japan. A decline in the numbers of children vaccinated in these countries has had immediate effects. In Great Britain for example, over 10,000 cases of pertussis and thirty-six deaths were reported following a decrease in vaccination rates in 1974-1978. These studies, taken as a group, present a powerful argument for the need to understand reasons for vaccination reluctance. Vaccinations and Public Concern in History explores vernacular beliefs and practices that surround decisions not to vaccinate, with the primary aim of providing concrete recommendations for improving inoculation promotion programs and guidelines for physician interaction with inoculation resistant patients. Through the use of ethnographic, media, and narrative analyses, this book explores the vernacular explanatory models used in inoculation decision-making. The research on which the book draws was designed to help create public health education programs and promotional materials that respond to patients fears, understandings of risk, concerns, and doubts. Exploring the nature of inoculation distrust and miscommunication, Andrea Kitta identifies areas that require better public health communication and greater cultural sensitivity in the handling of inoculation programs"--Provided by publisher.Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ;28.VaccinationComplicationsHealth attitudesVaccinationHistoryVaccinationComplications.Health attitudes.VaccinationHistory.614.4/7Kitta Andrea1977-,1550302MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779054503321Vaccinations and public concern in history3808975UNINA