Childhood vaccination insights – free-text survey responses Exploring parents’ responses to optional free-text survey questions to better understand factors that influence vaccine uptake among children in Australia. Childhood vaccination insights – qualitative responses Main navigation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook AusVaxSafety Clinical research COSSI COVID-19 Disease surveillance and epidemiology Education and training Global Health National Vaccination Insights project Childhood vaccination insights Childhood influenza vaccination insights Childhood vaccination insights – qualitative responses Childhood vaccination insights – in-depth qualitative interviews Childhood vaccination insights – free-text survey responses Key qualitative findings – childhood vaccines funded under the National Immunisation Program Key qualitative findings – childhood influenza vaccination Adult vaccination insights Strategies to address vaccination barriers New South Wales Immunisation Specialist Service (NSWISS) Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) PHN Immunisation Support program Population health Program evaluation Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety Childhood vaccination insights – qualitative responses Main navigation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander immunisation Australian Immunisation Handbook AusVaxSafety Clinical research COSSI COVID-19 Disease surveillance and epidemiology Education and training Global Health National Vaccination Insights project Childhood vaccination insights Childhood influenza vaccination insights Childhood vaccination insights – qualitative responses Childhood vaccination insights – in-depth qualitative interviews Childhood vaccination insights – free-text survey responses Key qualitative findings – childhood vaccines funded under the National Immunisation Program Key qualitative findings – childhood influenza vaccination Adult vaccination insights Strategies to address vaccination barriers New South Wales Immunisation Specialist Service (NSWISS) Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) PHN Immunisation Support program Population health Program evaluation Research to inform policy Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI) Serosurveillance Social science in immunisation Vaccine coverage Vaccine safety In 2025, the second National Vaccination Insight survey on access and acceptance barriers to childhood vaccination of children under 5 years of age was conducted.While the survey identified barriers relating to vaccine access and acceptance of both the influenza vaccine and childhood vaccines funded under the National Immunisation Program, it didn’t explore how these contribute to parental decision-making about vaccinating their child. To elicit further thoughts on factors that influence vaccine uptake, researchers included optional follow-up questions to the main survey questions. These invited free-text responses regarding: vaccination costsease of getting a vaccination appointmentparental distress about vaccinationparental prioritisation of vaccination. A separate question asked about recent exposure to worrying information about childhood vaccination. Researchers also asked parents follow-up questions specifically about influenza vaccination for their child. These elicited parental thoughts on getting an influenza vaccine for their child in the 2025 influenza season and if they intended to vaccinate the following year.Explore key qualitative findings – childhood vaccines funded under the National Immunisation ProgramExplore key qualitative findings – childhood influenza vaccination What did the team analyse? The research team analysed parents’ responses to optional free-text survey questions using a thematic approach, translating meaningful strings of text into thematically grouped codes informed by the Behavioural and Social Drivers of Vaccination framework.For the question on exposure to worrying information about childhood vaccination, the research team analysed text responses using a World Health Organization framework that describes common themes in people’s concerns about vaccines.About the project 65 views
