Parental coronavirus disease vaccine hesitancy for children in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Ali, Mohammad; Ahmed, Sohel; Bonna, Atia Sharmin; Sarkar, Abu-sufian; Islam, Md. Ariful; Urmi, Tania Akter; Proma, Tasnuva Samarukh

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“…This is in line with previous research showing a positive association between parents’ compliance with pandemic-related policies and the decision to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 [ 24 , 55 ]. Moreover, previous research found that this association was present for other vaccines in addition to the COVID-19 vaccine [ 56 ]. Hence, the tendency to accept the COVID-19 vaccine for children seems to be related to the overall adherence to vaccination policies [ 57 ].…”

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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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“…The final pool of the studies comprised a sample size ranging from 223 to 5,237 participants with an average study sample of 1,325 and a total of 23,854 participants across all eighteen studies included (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25). Our review included a total of one study from Afghanistan, five from Bangladesh, eight from India and four from Pakistan.…”

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A narrative review of four South Asian countries

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ObjectivesVaccine hesitancy remains a global issue, especially within poverty-stricken countries where there's an interplay of financial and non-financial barriers. This narrative review aims to understand attitudes and behaviors toward COVID-19 vaccination in four South Asian countries and make context-specific recommendations to vaccine program drivers and decision-makers.MethodsA search was conducted using PubMed and Science Direct, and CINHAL from January 2020 up to May 2022 restricted to the English language for terms: “Afghanistan” OR “Pakistan” OR “India” OR “Bangladesh” in combination with “COVID-19 vaccine” and other related terms. All articles were initially included, and those with relevance were included in the synthesis of this paper.ResultsA narrative review was performed for this study. Our narrative review included a total of eighteen studies with a sample size (n = 223–5,237) averaging about 1,325 participants per study conducted. The studies included revealed public hesitancy to receive the COVID-19 vaccine ranging from 6.3 to 56.2% with an average of 31.63% across all eighteen studies. Several reasons were linked to this observation in these four South Asian countries, and the predominant ones included: Insufficient information provided to the general public about the side effects of the vaccines, concerns regarding vaccine safety, and skepticism of vaccine efficacy.ConclusionVaccine hesitancy is a global problem within the context of COVID-19, and issues regarding equity, misinformation, and poverty in South Asian countries makes it difficult to meet goals for herd immunity. Policymakers and governments should aim toward financial and non-financial incentives to drive the public toward vaccination.

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“…This trend was also observed in the United States of America (USA), where vaccinated adults were less likely to consent to have their children vaccinated against COVID-19 ( 10 ). A Bangladeshi study showed that parental vaccine hesitancy could be as high as 42.8% ( 11 ). Other Asian countries also demonstrated that parental hesitancy relatively lower at 10.8%–11.8%, in Taiwan and Vietnam respectively ( 12 , 13 ).…”

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Predicting vaccine hesitancy among parents towards COVID-19 vaccination for their children in Singapore

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BackgroundThere was a considerably slower uptake among children despite the high COVID-19 vaccination uptake amongst adults and adolescents in Singapore. This was concerning as unvaccinated children are at risk of severe COVID-19 infections and a source and reservoir of infections. We sought to understand the impact of social media on parental vaccine hesitancy and to determine the risk factors associated with vaccine hesitancy.MethodsAn electronic survey conducted from November 2021 to March 2022. Data on the demographic profiles of respondents and to classify them based on their vaccine hesitancy status. Data including the choice of social media used to obtain information on the COVID-19 pandemic, frequency of use were collected. Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05.ResultsSix hundred and twenty-eight parents participated. 66.9% of parents were not vaccine hesitant. About a third (27.2%) considered themselves somewhat vaccine hesitant. Fathers were more vaccine hesitant than mothers. Vaccine hesitancy was also associated with having a lower household income, unvaccinated parents, knowing someone with an adverse reaction to the Covid 19 vaccine and having a low level of trust in their child's doctor. There was no significant difference with high usage of social media between parents who were not vaccine hesitant vs. those who were vaccine hesitant. Despite high usage of social media, about two thirds (62.7%) of parents preferred print material to obtain COVID-19 related information. Parental trust in their child's doctor was the most significant factor in determining vaccine hesitancy amongst parents. When the variables of gender, household income status, vaccine status were further analysed with a multinomial logistic regression model, vaccine hesitancy in a parent could be predicted with a 70% accuracy, and non-vaccine hesitancy with a 92.4% accuracy.ConclusionNewspapers and print media were the primary sources used in obtaining information on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy, especially amongst parents with a higher household income. Healthcare providers should continue to establish rapport amongst parents, in particular the group with a lower household income to encourage higher paediatric COVID-19 vaccine uptake as well as correct COVID-19 related vaccine misconceptions or vaccine hesitancy, if present.

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Parental coronavirus disease vaccine hesitancy for children in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 22 publications

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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: A narrative review of four South Asian countries

Predicting vaccine hesitancy among parents towards COVID-19 vaccination for their children in Singapore

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