Maternal level of awareness and predictors of willingness to vaccinate children against COVID 19; A multi-center study

Chinawa, Awoere T; Chinawa, Josephat M; Ossai, Edmund Ndudi; Nduagubam, Obinna Chukwuebuka; Onukwuli, Vivian Ozoemena; Aronu, Ann Ebele; Manyike, Chuka Pius

doi:10.1080/21645515.2021.1963172

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“…In the present study, COVID-19 fear was associated with the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine for children. This is in line with previous research, and it indicates that parents’ fear of COVID-19 seems to be a motivator for vaccinating their children against the disease [ 24 , 69 , 70 ]. Interestingly, this relationship was only found for acceptance of the vaccine for children and not for whether parents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 themselves.…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: Vaccination Willingness of Parents and Its Associated Factors—A Network Analysis

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Different COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for underage children, so parents and caregivers currently face the decision of whether to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 or not. Due to the rather moderate vaccine acceptance among parents across different countries, the objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between different psychological, demographic, and behavioral factors related to the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine for underage children among parents. In particular, vaccination attitudes, whether parents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 themselves, COVID-19 fear, attitude towards COVID-19 policy measures, governmental trust, subjective level of information, perceived risk of disease progression, and perceived risk of vaccine side effects were the variables of interest. The study adopted a cross-sectional study design, and the sample consisted of 2405 participants. A network analysis was conducted to investigate the associations and interconnection among these variables. The results showed that, in particular, compliance, confidence in the safety of vaccines, whether parents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 themselves, trust in the governmental system, fear of COVID-19, and the parents’ age were directly related to the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine for children. To increase compliance and confidence in the vaccines’ safety among parents, promotion campaigns should provide more information concerning the vaccines’ safety, particularly for younger parents who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 themselves.

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COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: Vaccination Willingness of Parents and Its Associated Factors—A Network Analysis

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“…Twenty-one representing 29.6% of the included studies reported lower than 50% acceptance. The lowest acceptance rate of 6.9% was reported by Chinawa and colleagues [ 20 ] and the highest acceptance rate of 97.9% was reported by Kanyanda and colleagues [ 18 ].…”

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“…The lowest acceptance rate of 6.9% was reported by Chinawa and colleagues [ 20 ] and the highest acceptance rate of 97.9% was reported by Kanyanda and colleagues [ 18 ].…”

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a scoping review

Ackah

Woo

Stallwood

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glob health res policy

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Background Vaccination against the novel coronavirus is one of the most effective strategies for combating the global Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, vaccine hesitancy has emerged as a major obstacle in several regions of the world, including Africa. The objective of this rapid review was to summarize the literature on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa. Methods We searched Scopus, Web of Science, African Index Medicus, and OVID Medline for studies published from January 1, 2020, to March 8, 2022, examining acceptance or hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine in Africa. Study characteristics and reasons for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance were extracted from the included articles. Results A total of 71 articles met the eligibility criteria and were included in the review. Majority (n = 25, 35%) of the studies were conducted in Ethiopia. Studies conducted in Botswana, Cameroun, Cote D’Ivoire, DR Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe were also included in the review. The vaccine acceptance rate ranged from 6.9 to 97.9%. The major reasons for vaccine hesitancy were concerns with vaccine safety and side effects, lack of trust for pharmaceutical industries and misinformation or conflicting information from the media. Factors associated with positive attitudes towards the vaccine included being male, having a higher level of education, and fear of contracting the virus. Conclusions Our review demonstrated the contextualized and multifaceted reasons inhibiting or encouraging vaccine uptake in African countries. This evidence is key to operationalizing interventions based on facts as opposed to assumptions. Our paper provided important considerations for addressing the challenge of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and blunting the impact of the pandemic in Africa.

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“…Chinawa et al measured mothers’ willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as well as their willingness to vaccinate their children with the COVID-19 vaccine. 57 Yilma et al asked healthcare workers in Ethiopia if they would get vaccinated if a COVID-19 vaccine was available and proven safe and effective, and if they would recommend their patients to get vaccinated for COVID-19. 58 Sallam 33 conducted a concise systematic review of vaccine acceptance rates and classified acceptance by considering intention to accept, likelihood of vaccination, willingness to accept a vaccine, endorsement of Oxford Scale 59 and level of agreement with vaccination acceptance.…”

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Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Deml

Githaiga

2022

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveTo identify, describe and map the research tools used to measure COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, refusal, acceptance and access in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).DesignScoping review.MethodsIn March 2022, we searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, Academic Search Premier, MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Health Source Nursing, Africa Wide and APA PsychInfo for peer-reviewed literature in English related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, refusal, acceptance and access in SSA. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews to guide evidence gathering and as a template to present the evidence retrieval process.ResultsIn the studies selected for review (n=72), several measurement tools were used to measure COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, acceptance and refusal. These measurements were willingness and intent to vaccinate from the perspectives of the general population, special population groups such as mothers, students and staff in academic institutions and healthcare workers and uptake as a proxy for measuring assumed COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Measurements of access to COVID-19 vaccination were cost and affordability, convenience, distance and time to travel or time waiting for a vaccine and (dis)comfort. Although all studies measured COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, acceptance and refusal, relatively few studies (n=16, 22.2%) included explicit measurements of access to COVID-19 vaccination.ConclusionsBased on the gaps identified in the scoping review, we propose that future research on determinants of COVID-19 vaccination in SSA should further prioritise the inclusion of access-related variables. We recommend the development and use of standardised research tools that can operationalise, measure and disentangle the complex determinants of vaccine uptake in future studies throughout SSA and other low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings.

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Maternal level of awareness and predictors of willingness to vaccinate children against COVID 19; A multi-center study

Cited by 17 publications

References 38 publications

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: Vaccination Willingness of Parents and Its Associated Factors—A Network Analysis

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: Vaccination Willingness of Parents and Its Associated Factors—A Network Analysis

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a scoping review

Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

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