Intention to vaccinate children for COVID-19: A segmentation analysis among Medicaid parents in Florida

Kreuter, Matthew W.; Garg, Rachel; Marsh, Alexis K.; Thompson, Tess; Caburnay, Charlene; Teshome, Enguday; Kulkarni, Saneel; Tanpattana, Thidaporn; Wolff, Jennifer L.; McQueen, Amy

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.106959

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“…A study performed among parents in Florida to assess their intentions to vaccinate their children found that 48% of female parents over age of 34 who agreed were 48% compared to 71% for the male parents over age of 34 years. [ 17 , 18 ]…”

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Parents' perception of COVID-19 risk of infection and intention to vaccinate their children

Sabra¹,

Bakr²,

Rageh³

et al. 2023

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Parents' perception of COVID-19 risk of infection and intention to vaccinate their children

Sabra¹,

Bakr²,

Rageh³

et al. 2023

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“…It should also be noted that three providers who indicated that they would not recommend the vaccine also indicated that they felt confident in discussing the benefits. Given the low rates of COVID vaccination in children ages 5–11, and low rates of intention to vaccinate children who are younger than age five [ 18 ], the FCC providers should be considered key messengers for the families they serve and may be helpful liaisons with state and local vaccination efforts.…”

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COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Attitudes of Family Child Care Providers in Delaware, September 2021

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Child care providers, including family child care (FCC) providers, are viewed as trusted sources of information for the parents and families they serve, and their vaccine behavior has been shown to be associated with parent beliefs and behaviors. This study sought to describe the COVID-19 vaccine behaviors and attitudes among FCC providers in Delaware. An online survey was distributed to all licensed FCC providers (N = 541) in September 2021. Survey items were drawn from validated instruments and assessed vaccination status, attitudes, and confidence in their ability to discuss COVID-19 vaccines with families. In total, 168 responses were recorded (31% response rate); 69.8% of respondents were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The majority indicated that they would require (11.4%) or recommend (42.1%) the vaccine for children in their care, once approved by the FDA. Providers reported high levels of confidence in their ability to discuss both the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccines. FCC providers should be considered key messengers for the families they serve and may be helpful liaisons with state and local vaccination efforts. Input from FCC providers could be used to develop vaccine messaging and materials that are clear, consistent, and culturally responsive to the families of the children in their care.

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“…Local community and community social service agencies (Kreuter et al, 2022) could also help and be useful messengers. It seems that parents' subjective SES and their community belonging at the general level form the view of parents and also have the power to strengthen or weaken parents' attitudes and affect their decision making processes.…”

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“…Recognizing the broader context of parents' lives and life situations will also help communicators in fostering intentions to vaccinate children (Kreuter et al, 2022).…”

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“…More specifically, previous research has shown that men are more willing to vaccinate their children than women (Kreuter et al, 2022;Montalti et al, 2021), although some studies have not corroborated this trend (Bagateli et al, 2021;Yilmaz & Sahin, 2021). Older parents are more likely to accept childhood vaccination than younger ones (Goldman et al, 2021), although these differences are also not universal (Bell et al, 2020).…”

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Parents’ intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19

Kentoš¹,

Kačmár²,

Vargová³

et al. 2022

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Usually, parents and caregivers are the ones responsible for children's vaccination, their intention to vaccinate children depending on many factors. In a society where almost half of adults have refused to take a jab against COVID-19, it is important to know which factors increase or decrease the odds of a child getting vaccinated. In the present study, we examined parents’ reasons for/against children vaccination and predictors of this intention. We found that about 30% of parents intended to have their children vaccinated to protect the health of children and their close ones. On the other hand, parents who did not intend to have their children vaccinated were typically afraid of long-term consequences of vaccination and its side effects, with less than one fifth of them being skeptical about vaccination per se. Using logistic regression analyses, we found that a higher willingness to vaccinate was in male, older parents, and those with higher (socio)economic status. Parents with a higher adherence to restrictions, and higher trust in government and authorities were more likely to vaccinate their children. Moreover, parents who had themselves been vaccinated or were more positive towards vaccination in general were much more willing to vaccinate their children. On the contrary, belief in conspiracy theories decreased this intention 10-times. No other variables (e.g., demographic characteristics, mental health indicators, or direct experience with COVID-19) significantly predicted parents’ intention to vaccinate their children. The study offers several implications related to the complexity of factors which determine hesitant parents’ intention to vaccinate their children. We aimed to answer questions on how, when, and by whom parents should be approached to improve their awareness on vaccination decisions.

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Intention to vaccinate children for COVID-19: A segmentation analysis among Medicaid parents in Florida

Cited by 17 publications

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Parents' perception of COVID-19 risk of infection and intention to vaccinate their children

Parents' perception of COVID-19 risk of infection and intention to vaccinate their children

COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Attitudes of Family Child Care Providers in Delaware, September 2021

Parents’ intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19

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