Parents’ hesitation about getting their children vaccinated against COVID-19 in Japan

Yoda, Takeshi; Katsuyama, Hironobu

doi:10.1080/21645515.2021.1981087

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“…Our results showed that parents were less likely to have their children vaccinated if they were not willing to get vaccinated or have not been vaccinated themselves. The comparable findings were reported in Japan that parents' willingness to get vaccinated for themselves was a significant factor for parental willingness to get children vaccinated [9]. Moreover, after adjusting for age and other sociodemographic factors, being a parent was associated with a lower likelihood of being vaccinated.…”

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confidence: 84%

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COVID-19 Immunisation, Willingness to Be Vaccinated and Vaccination Strategies to Improve Vaccine Uptake in Australia

2021

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The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is crucial to lifting community and economic restrictions. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess: (a) COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors; (b) COVID-19 vaccine intentions and associated factors; (c) community support for COVID-19 vaccination strategies and associated factors. The survey was conducted between May and July 2021 in Australia. Of 3003 participants, 30% reported they were already vaccinated and 39% indicated they would get vaccinated. Low socioeconomic and education levels, non-English speaking backgrounds and being parents were associated with decreased vaccine willingness and/or vaccination rates. High levels of support for vaccination strategies were demonstrated with mandatory vaccination being less preferable. Respondents from non-English speaking backgrounds were more likely to support a mandatory vaccination policy. Respondents with the highest socioeconomic level were more likely to support vaccination requirements for international travel, visiting nursing homes and working in healthcare settings. Respondents who were aged ≥70 years were more likely to support all proposed vaccination strategies. Targeted campaigns should be implemented for parents and those who live in socioeconomic disadvantaged areas and have lower educational attainment. Concise and clear vaccine information should be provided in lay and multiple languages to improve vaccine confidence. Vaccine enforcement policies should be considered and implemented with caution.

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“…The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been extended to children aged between 12 and 15 years in many countries including the US, Australia and other European countries. However, parental support for their children to be vaccinated has not been well captured [6,8,9].…”

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COVID-19 Immunisation, Willingness to Be Vaccinated and Vaccination Strategies to Improve Vaccine Uptake in Australia

2021

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“…Their main reasons for hesitation or refusal were potential side effects and safety concerns. These have also been pointed out as major reasons in previous studies [7,8,15]. The possible resolution to overcome this challenge is to properly disclose the correct information.…”

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“…with the response options being Yes, Unsure, and No), (7) reasons for the previous answer (multiple answers), and (8) information sources for COVID-19 vaccines (multiple answers). These items were referenced and arranged based on previous Japanese studies [7,15].…”

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Analysis of People’s Attitude Toward COVID-19 Vaccine and Its Information Sources in Thailand

Yoda¹,

Suksatit²,

Tokuda³

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IntroductionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy has become a global problem. Therefore, we aimed to determine the relationship between the information sources on vaccines and the willingness of people to be vaccinated in Thailand. MethodsA sample of 500 respondents was drawn from an Internet research panel, and a questionnaire survey was administered to evaluate respondents' willingness to be vaccinated by sex, age group, educational background, occupation, and presence of chronic diseases, as well as their information sources on COVID-19 vaccines. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were employed to assess the relationship between vaccine hesitancy/refusal and other variables. ResultsOur results demonstrated that 90.2% of the participants were either willing to vaccinate or were already vaccinated. By contrast, 6.0% were hesitant and 3.8% did not want to be vaccinated. Females, people with education less than master's/bachelor's degree or high school, day laborers, housewives, and unemployed were significantly related to vaccine hesitation/refusal. Furthermore, they were less likely than the vaccine willingness group to use information resources from the Ministry of Health, public health centers, or medical associations. ConclusionsAs vaccine hesitancy and refusal ratio were found to be substantially lower than in a previous study for Thailand and other countries, public authorities should poll the public to identify vaccine-hesitant populations and their reasoning and provide appropriate information directly to the general public.

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“…Other surveys among parents of healthy children of similar age have observed considerably higher prevalence. Indeed, the willingness towards the vaccination was 93.6% for children aged 5–8 years in Brazil [ 22 ], 87.9% among 9–11-year-olds in Canada [ 23 ], 86.75% for 3–6 years in China [ 24 ], 65.2% for children with a median age of 7.5 years in a multicenter survey in the United States, Canada, Israel, Spain, and Switzerland [ 25 ], 45.9% for those aged 5–10 years in the United States [ 26 ], and 42.9% for children with an average age of 7.4 years in Japan [ 27 ]. Moreover, prevalence of the participants that were found to be vaccine high-hesitant was higher than the value of 15.7%, reported in a study that used the PACV-15 tool in China [ 28 ], and 12.4% with the PACV-5 in Italy [ 14 ].…”

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Evaluating COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy among Parents of Children Aged 5–11 Years with Chronic Conditions in Italy

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COVID-19 vaccination has been extended to include children aged 5–11 years. This cross-sectional survey evaluated parental COVID-19 vaccine willingness and hesitancy, and associated factors, for their children aged 5–11 years with chronic conditions. A telephone survey was conducted from 14 December 2021 to 4 January 2022. The questionnaire assessed participants’ socio-demographic and health-related information, attitudes towards COVID-19 infection, hesitancy, by using the PACV-5 (Parent Attitudes About Childhood Vaccines Survey Tool), and sources of information. A total of 430 answers were collected anonymously. Respondents with no cohabitant who had been infected by SARS-CoV-2 and having been vaccinated against COVID-19 had a higher concern about the severity of COVID-19. The parents’ perceived risk that the child could be infected by SARS-CoV-2 was higher in those more concerned about the severity of COVID-19, with an older child, and who had at least one cohabitant positive for COVID-19. Only 38.8% parents were willing to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. Parents who did not need additional information, those with higher education, those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, those whose child was older, who had received information on this vaccination from physicians, with higher self-reported concern about the severity of COVID-19, and who had a higher perceived risk that their child could be infected by SARS-CoV-2, expressed a greater willingness to vaccinate their child. Overall, 26.3% were high-hesitant, with a PACV-5 score ≥ 7. Respondents who did not get the COVID-19 vaccine, were less educated, with a lower concern about severity of COVID-19, and with a lower perceived risk that their child could be infected by SARS-CoV-2, were more likely to be high-hesitant. New policies and educational programs regarding COVID-19 vaccination for children with chronic conditions are needed to reduce hesitancy and increase vaccination uptake.

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Parents’ hesitation about getting their children vaccinated against COVID-19 in Japan

Cited by 34 publications

References 29 publications

COVID-19 Immunisation, Willingness to Be Vaccinated and Vaccination Strategies to Improve Vaccine Uptake in Australia

COVID-19 Immunisation, Willingness to Be Vaccinated and Vaccination Strategies to Improve Vaccine Uptake in Australia

Analysis of People’s Attitude Toward COVID-19 Vaccine and Its Information Sources in Thailand

Evaluating COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy among Parents of Children Aged 5–11 Years with Chronic Conditions in Italy

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