Survey with Parents on Primary School Vaccinations

The HSE in Dublin North City and County is looking to hear from parents about school vaccinations.

This survey is about the 4-in-1 vaccine which protects against diphtheria, polio, tetanus and whooping cough and the MMR vaccine which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.

Please help us understand what we are doing well and where we can improve.

This survey is anonymous.

1. What primary school does your child attend? *

2. Did your child get all their baby vaccinations?

Yes all of the vaccines
No none of the vaccines
Some of the vaccines
Unsure

If no, can you tell us the reason?

3. Have you ever had to delay your child receiving a vaccine? (For reasons other than illness or allergy)

Yes
No
Unsure

If yes, what was the reason for delaying the vaccine?

4. Did your child get the primary school 4 in 1 vaccination ?

Yes
No
Unsure

If no, can you tell us the reason?

5. Did your child get the primary school MMR vaccination ?

Yes
No
Unsure

If no, can you tell us the reason?

6. How much do you agree with the following statements?

	Agree	Neutral	Disagree
Vaccines help prevent serious diseases	Vaccines help prevent serious diseases Agree	Vaccines help prevent serious diseases Neutral	Vaccines help prevent serious diseases Disagree
If we stop vaccinating primary school children many diseases could return	If we stop vaccinating primary school children many diseases could return Agree	If we stop vaccinating primary school children many diseases could return Neutral	If we stop vaccinating primary school children many diseases could return Disagree
Primary school vaccines are important for children to have	Primary school vaccines are important for children to have Agree	Primary school vaccines are important for children to have Neutral	Primary school vaccines are important for children to have Disagree
Primary school vaccinations are safe for children to have	Primary school vaccinations are safe for children to have Agree	Primary school vaccinations are safe for children to have Neutral	Primary school vaccinations are safe for children to have Disagree
Getting more than one vaccine at a time is safe and efficient	Getting more than one vaccine at a time is safe and efficient Agree	Getting more than one vaccine at a time is safe and efficient Neutral	Getting more than one vaccine at a time is safe and efficient Disagree

7. How much do you trust the information your receive on vaccinations from the following?

	I trust	Neutral	I don't trust
The HSE	The HSE I trust	The HSE Neutral	The HSE I don't trust
The Government	The Government I trust	The Government Neutral	The Government I don't trust
Your family doctor	Your family doctor I trust	Your family doctor Neutral	Your family doctor I don't trust
Your pharmacist	Your pharmacist I trust	Your pharmacist Neutral	Your pharmacist I don't trust
Family and friends	Family and friends I trust	Family and friends Neutral	Family and friends I don't trust
The media (Newspaper, Television)	The media (Newspaper, Television) I trust	The media (Newspaper, Television) Neutral	The media (Newspaper, Television) I don't trust
Social media (Tiktok, Twitter, Facebook)	Social media (Tiktok, Twitter, Facebook) I trust	Social media (Tiktok, Twitter, Facebook) Neutral	Social media (Tiktok, Twitter, Facebook) I don't trust

8. Do you have any concerns about primary school vaccinations?

Yes
No

If you have concerns please provide details:

9. What would help you if you were not sure about a vaccination for your child?

Talking to a family member or friend
Talking to a health care professional (Nurse, Family Doctor, Pharmacist)
Information provided by the HSE
Information provided by the Government
Information provided by social media (Twitter, Tiktok, Instagram)
Information available online
Other (please specify):