Acceptance and Attitude of Parents Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mohan, Remiya; Pandey, Vandna; Kumar, Ashok; Gangadevi, P; Goel, Akhil Dhanesh; Joseph, Jo; Kurien, Nancy

doi:10.7759/cureus.24518

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“…Interestingly, our findings regarding the extent of vaccine hesitancy among parents for their children in Pakistan are in direct contrast to studies reported from India wherein 85% of parents reported acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines for their children [79]. In addition, it was reported that in Malaysia 73.6% of parents were willing to have their children vaccinated [80], and in Turkey 36.3% of parents were willing to have their children vaccinated, rising to 83.9% if mortality rates are higher with new variants [81].…”

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Awareness and Practices towards Vaccinating Their Children against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study among Pakistani Parents

Harmain,

Alkubaisi,

Hasnain

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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There are typically lower COVID-19 vaccination rates among developing versus higher-income countries, which is exacerbated by greater vaccine hesitancy. However, despite the increasing evidence of safety, parents are still reluctant to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. This is a concern in countries experiencing successive waves, such as Pakistan. Consequently, the objective of this study was to gain better understanding and practice regarding parents vaccinating their children against COVID-19 in Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted to measure parents’ attitudes towards vaccinating their children. In total, 451 parents participated in the study, giving a response rate of 70.4%; 67.4% were female, 43.2% belonged to the 40–49 years age group, and 47.7% had three children, with 73% of parents fully immunized against COVID-19. We found that 84.7% of parents did not consider COVID-19 to be a very serious issue, and 53.9% considered that their children were not at high risk of COVID-19. Overall, only a quarter of the study participants had currently vaccinated their children and 11.8% were willing to vaccinate their children in the near future. Parents who had a better knowledge of COVID-19, secondary or higher education, children who had chronic illness, and those parents whose children had been infected with COVID-19 were more likely to have their children vaccinated. The most common reasons for vaccine hesitancy were “my child is not at high risk of COVID-19” (61%) and “I am afraid to put/inject a foreign object inside my child’s body” (52.2%). Overall, vaccine acceptance was low among the parents of the children. Those parents with higher education, chronic illnesses, greater knowledge of COVID-19 and its vaccines, and those whose children had been infected with COVID-19 were significantly (p < 0.001) inclined towards vaccinating their children. Effective campaigns as well as awareness sessions are needed to address misinformation and reduce vaccine hesitancy.

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Awareness and Practices towards Vaccinating Their Children against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study among Pakistani Parents

Harmain,

Alkubaisi,

Hasnain

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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“… 26 Other studies, however, showed higher rates of support for mandatory vaccines, including a study of parents of children aged 2–15 years in India that found 81% of the parents endorsed COVID-19 mandatory vaccines for children. 27 In Poland, 44.4% of the parents believed that vaccinations should be mandatory, while in Germany, this was 31%. 23 , 28 A similar result was obtained from parents in New York City, where a study found that 44.3% of the parents supported school-based vaccine mandates for students.…”

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Support for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines for 5- to 11-Year-Old Children

Al Awaidy,

Khamis,

Al Ghafri

et al. 2024

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

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Objectives: The vaccination against COVID-19 has averted millions of fatalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, a considerable number of parents and caregivers oppose mandating COVID-19 vaccines for children. This study investigated the variables that influenced a sample of Omani mothers' support for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for children. Methods: A Cross-Sectional Study of Omani Mothers was collected from 700 mothers (response rate = 73.4%) of children 5–11 years old from several healthcare facilities in Oman using a structured questionnaire between February 20 and March 13, 2022. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were used to analyze the data. Results: The median age of mothers was 38 years (SD = 5.14). The results of multivariable logistic regression were generally consistent with those of the univariable analysis except for age (OR = 1.06, 95% CI [.58, 1.93], p =.86) and income (OR = 1.09, 95% CI [.58, 2.03], p =.79). Mothers who were vaccine hesitant (OR = 9.82, 95% CI [5.27, 18.28], p <.001), tested positive for COVID-19 (OR = 3.25, 95% CI [1.80, 5.86], p <.001), and had one or two doses of COVID-19 vaccines (OR = 5.41, 95% CI [2.92, 10.03], p <.001) were more likely to refuse mandating COVID-19 vaccines for children 5–11 years old. Conclusions: The findings should aid public health authorities in designing future childhood vaccine literacy programs with a specific attention to some subgroups in Oman to help reduce opposition to vaccines in future pandemics among mothers. Keywords: COVID-19; Mandatory vaccine; Vaccine hesitancy; Children; Oman.

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“…Furthermore, according to our multivariable analysis results, parents with higher levels of SES factors were more likely to do vaccination for their children, which is consistent with various previous studies. They have demonstrated that household financial well-being can predict vaccine hesitancy for their children [ 16 , 19 , 20 ]. Nevertheless, inconsistent with our results, Lu et al‘s [ 25 ] findings showed that Chinese parents with less than average income had lower hesitancy toward children’s vaccination against COVID-19.…”

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“…Parental acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination for children was associated with several factors, such as place, time, culture, religion, and race. Previous studies in Iran and other countries have reported some associated factors such as vaccine literacy [ 15 , 16 ], attitudes regarding vaccines [ 16 ], trust in scientists [ 13 ], Parents’ hesitancy to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves [ 11 ], wrong beliefs [ 17 ] concerns about vaccine efficacy and safety [ 18 ], demographic characteristics, and social-economic status (SES) of parents [ 16 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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Predictors of Pediatric COVID-19 vaccination: a case-control study in Tabriz, Iran

Sarbakhsh,

Jafari,

Salemi

et al. 2023

BMC Pediatr

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Introduction COVID-19 vaccination of children can help reduce the severity of the infection and the death rate caused by it and also helps achieve herd immunity. The level of acceptance and high vaccination coverage is the main elements in the success of immunization programs. Children’s vaccination is dependent on their parent’s decision. This study aims to identify predictors of the children’s COVID-19 vaccination accomplishment by their parents. Method In this case-control study, 577 vaccinated children as cases and 366 un-vaccinated children as controls were randomly selected from the general population of Tabriz, Iran 2022, and their data were collected by telephone calls and interviews with the children’s parents. Cases and controls were compared in terms of clinical and demographic factors of the child as well as the socioeconomic status (SES) of their parents by using a multivariable mixed-effect logistic regression model. Results According to the results of the multivariable logistic regression, the age of the child (OR = 1.26 95% CI (1.14, 1.40), p-value < 0.001), previous COVID-19 infection of the child (OR = 1.92, 95% CI (1.21, 3.04), p-value < 0.001), having no underlying disease in the child (OR = 1.76, 95% CI (1.02, 3.02), p-value = 0.04), the dwelling place of the household (the high-level dwelling in compared to a low level (OR = 3.34, 95% CI (1.6, 6.64), p-value = 0.001), the middle level of dwelling compared with low level (OR = 4.87, 95% CI (2.46, 9.51), p-value < 0.001)), and Father’s job (Employee and technician Fathers compared to worker fathers (OR = 2.99, 95% CI (1.55, 5.77), p-value = 0.001)) were significant independent predictors of children COVID-19 vaccination. Conclusion Several demographic and socioeconomic factors were associated with children’s vaccination. Older children, children without any underlying disease, children with a history of COVID-19 infection, and children of parents with higher levels of SES were more likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This finding can be considered in children’s vaccination policymaking.

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Acceptance and Attitude of Parents Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Awareness and Practices towards Vaccinating Their Children against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study among Pakistani Parents

Awareness and Practices towards Vaccinating Their Children against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study among Pakistani Parents

Support for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines for 5- to 11-Year-Old Children

Predictors of Pediatric COVID-19 vaccination: a case-control study in Tabriz, Iran

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