Cochrane · systematic review · CD010038
Face‐to‐face interventions for informing or educating parents about early childhood vaccination
Kaufman, J, Ryan, R, Walsh, L, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlyComparison
Population: parents of preschool‐aged children or expectant parents
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Vaccination status Final time point (3, 6, or 12 months post‐intervention) | RR 1.2 [1.04, 1.37] | 7 studies · 3004 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Knowledge or understanding (Different measures used by the studies: knowledge of vaccine‐preventable diseases, vaccines, contraindications to vaccination, or a combination, on varying scales) Final time point (3 or 6 months post‐intervention) | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 657 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Attitudes or beliefs (Different measures used by the studies: perceived severity of vaccine‐preventable diseases, perceived necessity of vaccines, or a combination, on varying scales) Final time point (3 or 6 months post‐intervention) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 292 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Intention to vaccinate 1 to 7 (1 = definitely do not intend to vaccinate; 7 = definitely do intend to vaccinate) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 179 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Adverse effects (anxiety associated with intervention) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 90 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Parent experience of the intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cost (personnel, supplies, travel, office space, and orientation costs of intervention) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 36510 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Comparison
Population: mothers or soon‐to‐be parents
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Immunisation status measured 3 months after a single‐session intervention | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 2101 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Immunisation status measured at the conclusion of a multi‐session intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 328 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Knowledge or understanding of vaccination | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 489 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Cost (Monetary, resource and indirect costs of intervention)e | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 365 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Adverse effects | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |