Determinants of parental hesitancy to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 in China.
Expert Rev Vaccines
; 20(10): 1339-1349, 2021 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1352053
ABSTRACT
Vaccine hesitancy seriously hinders herd immunity. We explored the determinants of parental hesitancy to vaccinate children against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China.A population-based self-administered online questionnaire evaluating parental hesitancy in vaccinating their children against COVID-19 was conducted in Taizhou, China. Of the 2463 parents who received the invitation, 1788 (72.6%) responded to the survey.Of the repondents, 52.5% were hesitant. Mothers exhibited a greater proportion of vaccine hesitancy than fathers did (57.5% vs. 41.7%, P < 0.001). Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that parents with children under 18 years of age (OR = 0.94, 95%CI 0.90-0.99), lower knowledge scores about COVID-19 vaccination (Q1 OR = 1.92, 95%CI 1.37-2.69; Q2 OR = 1.51, 95%CI 1.10-2.08), lower awareness of the permission of vaccinating children (OR = 1.74, 95%CI 1.36-2.23) and hesitancy to inoculate themselves (OR = 8.18, 95%CI 6.48-10.33) were associated with parental hesitancy to inoculate their children. Results also revealed the disparity between fathers and mothers regarding associated factors.This study found that a substantial proportion of parents reported being hesitant to vaccinate children against COVID-19, implying the necessity of comprehensive assessment and health education programs for vaccination systems in China.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Fathers
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Vaccination Refusal
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
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Mothers
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Expert Rev Vaccines
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
14760584.2021.1967147
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