Attitudes towards vaccines from young people in North West London

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Summary of report content

Healthwatch Ealing wanted to find out young people's attitudes to vaccination and immunisation.  They primarily focused on two groups during our study, first children between the ages of 10-18, and second the rest of the general population 18+. They also focused on efforts in areas that had low vaccine uptake, such as Acton.

Overall, both children and adults have positive attitudes towards vaccines, only a small minority having negative sentiments towards them. 

Only 4% of children and adults have never gotten a vaccine of any sort. 

HPV was lagging behind other vaccines in uptake, reasons given for this were gender-based misconceptions. 

36% of children do not list a trusted source as their primary place to get vaccine information.  

People had misconceptions about what a vaccine is and does to be prominent reasons for distrusting them.

 Most people believe more transparency around vaccinations would make them more comfortable with them.

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Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Ealing
Publication date
Key themes
Health inequality
Prevention of diseases, including vaccination, screening and public hygiene
Written information, guidance and publicity

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Survey
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
N/A

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Vaccination clinics, including Covid 19 vaccine

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
414
Age group
0 to 12 years
13 to 15 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 24 years
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