Rates of delay and refusal of recommended childhood vaccines are increasing in many U.S. communities. Children's health care providers have a strong influence on parents' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about vaccines. Provider attitudes towards immunizations vary and affect their immunization advocacy. One factor that may contribute to this variability is their familiarity with vaccine-preventable diseases and their sequelae. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of health care provider year of graduation with vaccines and vaccine-preventable disease beliefs. We conducted a cross sectional survey in 2005 of primary care providers identified by parents of children whose children were fully vaccinated or exempt from one or more school immunization requirements. We examined the association of provider graduation cohort (5 years) with beliefs on immunization, disease susceptibility, disease severity, vaccine safety, and vaccine efficacy. Surveys were completed by 551 providers (84.3

作者：Michelle J, Mergler；Saad B, Omer；William K Y, Pan；Ann Marie, Navar-Boggan；Walter, Orenstein；Edgar K, Marcuse；James, Taylor；M Patricia, deHart；Terrell C, Carter；Anthony, Damico；Neal, Halsey；Daniel A, Salmon

来源：Vaccines 2013 年 1卷 2期