Are Parents Making and Informed Choice When Their Children Receive DPT Vaccination?By Richard Lanigan

This is a a shortened version of the dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for degree of MSc in  Health Promotion and Public Health. Clink on any of the chapters listed below to go direct to that complete chapter.

Table of Contents:

1.1 Introduction
2.1 Immunisation 
2.2 “Hygeia” and Improved Living Conditions 
2.3 Infection and the Immune System 
2.4 Promoting Health 
2.5 Empowerment 
2.6 The Medical Approach to Health Promotion 
2.7 Cost Effectiveness 
2.8 “Partnerships” – Communicating with “Partners” 
2.9 Vaccination Debate 
2.10 MMR 
2.11 Vaccine Non-Compliance 
2.12 DTP Vaccine Problems
2.13 DTaP A Safer Vaccine 
2.14 Is Mercury The Problem 
2.15 Rebuilding Confidence In The Vaccination Programmes 
2.16 Medicine And Politics 
2.17 “Scientific Slight Of Hand” 
2.18 Conflict Of Interest 
2.19 The Cost of Side Effects
2.20 Promoting Immunisation 
2.21 Risk v Benefits 
2.22 The Media 
2.23 Informing Patients About Immunisation 
2.24 Consent 
2.25 General Medical Council Guidelines 
3.1 Discussion
3.2 Summary
4.2 Bibliography