Parents’ intention to get vaccinated and to have their child vaccinated against COVID-19: cross-sectional analyses using data from the KUNO-Kids health study

Brandstetter, Susanne; Böhmer, Merle M.; Pawellek, Maja; Seelbach-Göbel, B; Melter, Michael; Kabesch, Michael; Apfelbacher, Christian; Ambrosch, Andreas; Arndt, Petra; Baessler, Andrea; Berneburg, Mark; Blüml, Stephan; Brunner, Romuald; Buchalla, Wolfgang; Malfertheiner, Sara Fill; Franke, André; Häusler, Sebastian; Heid, Iris M.; Herr, Caroline; Högler, Wolfgang; Kerzel, Sebastian; Koller, Michael; Leitzmann, Michael F.; Rothfuß, David; Rösch, Wolfgang; Schaub, Bianca; Weber, Bernhard H. F.; Weidinger, Stephan; Wellmann, Sven

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“…35 Our results show that, at the time of the survey, less than half of participants with children were willing to have their children vaccinated against COVID-19 if it were recommended by public health authorities. This is generally in line with results from other countries [36][37][38][39] , which have shown parental acceptance varying between 36.3% in Turkey 38 to 60.4% in Canada 36 . Consistent with other studies, child vaccination intention varied according to children's age 35 , with acceptance increasing with the child's age from 6 years old in our study, and to educational level [36][37][38] , with a higher acceptance rate among parents with a tertiary education and those with a compulsory education only.…”

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“…This is generally in line with results from other countries [36][37][38][39] , which have shown parental acceptance varying between 36.3% in Turkey 38 to 60.4% in Canada 36 . Consistent with other studies, child vaccination intention varied according to children's age 35 , with acceptance increasing with the child's age from 6 years old in our study, and to educational level [36][37][38] , with a higher acceptance rate among parents with a tertiary education and those with a compulsory education only. Importantly, COVID-19 vaccination was not yet authorized in children under 16 years old at the time of the survey, while it is now recommended for those aged 12 years and older in Switzerland, which may strongly impact parental acceptance.…”

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COVID-19 Vaccination acceptance in the canton of Geneva: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

Wisniak

Baysson

Pullen

et al. 2021

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Objective This study aimed to assess acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination as well as its sociodemographic and clinical determinants in a general population sample three months after the launch of the vaccination program in Switzerland. Methods In March 2021, an online questionnaire on vaccination acceptance was proposed to adults included in a longitudinal cohort study of previous population-based serosurveys carried out in the canton of Geneva. Questions were asked about COVID-19 vaccination acceptance, reasons of acceptance or refusal, and attitudes about vaccination in general. Data on demographic (age, sex, education, income, professional status, living conditions) and health-related characteristics (having a chronic disease, COVID-19 diagnosis, smoking status) were assessed at inclusion in the cohort (December 2020). Results Overall, 4067 participants (completion rate of 77.4%) responded to the survey between March 17 and April 1, 2021. The mean age of respondents was 53.3 years and 56.0% were women. Most had completed tertiary education (64.7%) and over 60% were currently professionally active. At the time of the survey, 17.2% of respondents had already been vaccinated with at least one dose or had made an appointment to get vaccinated, and an additional 58.5% intended or rather intended to get vaccinated. The overall acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination was 75.7%, with a higher acceptance among men compared to women, older adults compared to younger adults, high-income individuals compared to those with a low income, participants living in urban and semi-urban areas compared to rural, and retirees and students compared to employed individuals. Acceptance was lower among individuals having completed apprenticeships and secondary education compared to those with tertiary education. The most common reasons reported by participants intending to get vaccinated were the desire to 'get back to normal', to protect themselves, their community and/or society, and their relatives or friends against the risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2, as well as the desire to travel. Less than half (45.6%) of participants having children were willing or rather willing to have their children vaccinated against COVID-19 if it were recommended by public health authorities. Conclusion Although our study found a 75.7% acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination, there were noticeable socio-demographic disparities in vaccination acceptance. These data will be useful for public health measures targeting hesitant populations when developing health communication strategies. These results will be updated over time with a new release of the survey in autumn 2021.

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confidence: 92%

COVID-19 Vaccination acceptance in the canton of Geneva: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

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Baysson

Pullen

et al. 2021

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“…Five studies were conducted in the USA (Kelly et al, 2021;Ruggiero et al, 2021;A. M. Scherer et al, 2021;Szilagyi et al, 2021;Teasdale et al, 2021), three studies in China (Wang, Xiu, et al, 2021;Zhang et al, 2020), two studies in Turkey (Yigit et al, 2021;Yilmaz & Sahin, 2021), one study in Canada (Hetherington et al, 2021), one study in New Zealand (Jeffs et al, 2021), and three studies in Europe (United Kingdom, Germany and Italy) (S. Brandstetter et al, 2021;Montalti et al, 2021). Also, two studies were multicenter including participants from several countries (Goldman et al, 2020;Skjefte et al, 2021).…”

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“…Sample size ranged from 427 (Ruggiero et al, 2021) to 17,054 parents (Skjefte et al, 2021). All studies were cross-sectional, while 14 studies used a convenience sample (S. Brandstetter et al, 2021;Goldman et al, 2020;Hetherington et al, 2021;Jeffs et al, 2021;Montalti et al, 2021;A. M. Scherer et al, 2021;Skjefte et al, 2021;Teasdale et al, 2021;Wang, Xiu, et al, 2021;Yigit et al, 2021;Yilmaz & Sahin, 2021;Zhang et al, 2020), two studies used a probability sample (Kelly et al, 2021;Szilagyi et al, 2021), and one study used the snowball sampling method (Ruggiero et al, 2021).…”

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“…Thirteen studies did not report data regarding response rate (S. Goldman et al, 2020;Jeffs et al, 2021;Kelly et al, 2021;Montalti et al, 2021;Ruggiero et al, 2021;Skjefte et al, 2021;Teasdale et al, 2021;Wang, Xiu, et al, 2021;Yigit et al, 2021;Yilmaz & Sahin, 2021;Zhang et al, 2020), five regarding children's age (Hetherington et al, 2021;Jeffs et al, 2021;Kelly et al, 2021;Skjefte et al, 2021;Yigit et al, 2021), and three regarding parents' age (Brandstetter et al, 2021;Ruggiero et al, 2021;A. M. Scherer et al, 2021).…”

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Willingness and influential factors of parents to vaccinate their children against the COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Galanis

Vraka

Σίσκου

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine uptake among children will be critical in limiting the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease. Parents are key decision-makers for whether their children will receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Objective: To estimate parents willingness to vaccinate their children against the COVID-19, and to investigate the predictors for their decision. Methods: We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines for this systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, PubMed, ProQuest, and CINAHL from inception to August 11, 2021. The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021273125). We applied a random effect model to estimate pooled effects since the heterogeneity was very high. We used subgroup analysis and meta-regression analysis to explore sources of heterogeneity. Results: We found 17 studies including 45,783 parents. The overall proportion of parents that intend to vaccinate their children against the COVID-19 was 56.8% (95% confidence interval: 51.8-61.8%). Parents willingness ranged from 29% to 72.7%. Studies quality, sample size, data collection time, and the continent that studies were conducted did not affect the results. The main predictors of parents intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 were male gender, older age of parents and children, higher socio-economic status, white race, positive attitudes toward vaccination, higher levels of knowledge, and higher levels of perceived threat from the COVID-19, worry, fear, and anxiety. Conclusions: Parents willingness to vaccinate their children against the COVID-19 is moderate and several factors affect this decision. Understanding parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy does help policymakers to change the stereotypes and establish broad community COVID-19 vaccination. Identification of the factors that affect parents willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 will provide opportunities to enhance parents trust in the COVID-19 vaccines and optimize children uptake of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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The affecting factors of COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer: A cross‐sectional Jordanian study

Mubarak,

AlGhawire,

AlNaimat

2024

Immunity Inflam & Disease

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Background and ObjectiveChildren with cancer have higher mortality and morbidity rates than have been reported in general children patients infected by coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID‐19). Thus, for children with cancer, COVID‐19 vaccination is a priority. This study aims to investigate the factors influencing COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer in Jordan.MethodsA cross‐sectional study was conducted during the third quarter of 2022 at the King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan. The study employed a self‐administered questionnaire, incorporating COVID‐specific questions. Participants included parents of children aged 18 years or younger undergoing treatment or monitoring at the center. A straightforward random sampling approach was used to recruit participants. Ethical approval and institutional permission were obtained, ensuring voluntary participation with the right to withdraw.ResultsA total of 409 participants, predominantly female, were enrolled in the study. Notably, most of the enrolled parents did not intend to have their children vaccinated either for seasonal flu or for COVID‐19, 76.2% and 78.7%, respectively. The bulk of the parents were encouraged to vaccinate their child by the child's pediatrician (82.9%). Parents' age and their children's age were significantly influenced their willingness to vaccinate their children with the COVID‐19 vaccine (p < .001), in which parents' age group 45−54 years and children's age group above 15 years old show the highest vaccination rate. Meanwhile, there was a significant association between children's vaccination with parents suffering from chronic disease (p < .001) and parents receiving the COVID‐19 vaccine (p = .014). There are still some concerns regarding the COVID‐19 vaccine's effectiveness, safety, and whether it is essential for their child.ConclusionA large proportion of parents in Jordan are hesitant about the COVID‐19 vaccine when considering its administration to their children with cancer. This finding emphasizes the importance of communication and education to address vaccination hesitancy.

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Parents’ intention to get vaccinated and to have their child vaccinated against COVID-19: cross-sectional analyses using data from the KUNO-Kids health study

Cited by 80 publications

References 12 publications

COVID-19 Vaccination acceptance in the canton of Geneva: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

COVID-19 Vaccination acceptance in the canton of Geneva: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

Willingness and influential factors of parents to vaccinate their children against the COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The affecting factors of COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer: A cross‐sectional Jordanian study

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