Parental compliance with multiple immunization injections

Objective: To assess parents' (or caretakers') willingness to allow multipl e immunization injections at a single visit. Design: A survey of parental demographics and a medical record review to de termine immunization status. Setting: An inner-city pediatric clinic in Philadelphia, Pa. Participants: A convenience sample of 1059 patients who were due to receive 2 to 5 immunization injections at a single visit and their parents. Patien ts were excluded if parents had not previously witnessed at least 1 immuniz ation. Main Outcome Measures: The number of immunizations due, the number of immun izations received, and the reasons for failure to immunize completely. Results: Almost all (98.8%) of the children included in the study received all immunizations indicated at their visit. Conclusion: Despite potential parental resistance to multiple simultaneous immunization injections, this inner-city population overwhelmingly complied with physicians' recommendations.