Parents’ perspectives of the new neonatal BCG vaccination pathway in England: a qualitative study
Parents were generally accepting of the need to amend the BCG timeline on account of SCID screening; however, we identified distinct accessibility concerns that varied from those associated with the routine immunisation programme. These barriers, and the separateness of the BCG programme from routine services, impacted parental experiences and vaccine uptake. Addressing these challenges is important to meet neonatal BCG uptake targets and support tuberculosis prevention efforts in England.
Authors
- Kate Bisset
- Vanessa Saliba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8754-9228)
- Colin Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6239-3378)
- Sandra Mounier‐Jack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2801-379X)
- Georgia Chisnall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1524-4564)
- Tracey Chantler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7776-7339)
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- UK Health Security Agency (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23859-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Immune responses and vaccinations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80
Funders
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care