However, sizable proportions said they probably would not (29%) or definitely would not (10%) have their child vaccinated in the next year.
"Awareness of a vaccine doesn’t necessarily mean that one will get it," Dr. Coyne-Beasley concluded, and it will be important to ascertain the reasons for the observed disconnect between awareness and uptake of the meningococcal vaccine among adolescents.
The study had its limitations, she acknowledged. They included the self-reported nature of the data, potential limited generalizability, inclusion of only households having a landline telephone, and availability of just a single meningococcal conjugate vaccine at the time of the survey.
Dr. Coyne-Beasley reported that she did not have any relevant financial disclosures.