Medical factors associated with caregiver intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.
Vaccine X
; 10: 100144, 2022 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1702383
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe medical factors that are associated with caregiver intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.METHODS:
We conducted a cross-sectional study of families receiving primary care in a mid-Atlantic pediatric healthcare system, linking caregiver-reported data from a survey completed March 19 to April 16, 2021 to comprehensive data from the child's EHR.RESULTS:
513 families were included (28% Black, 16% Hispanic, 44% public insurance, 21% rural, child age range 0-21 years). 44% of caregivers intended to vaccinate their children against COVID-19, while 41% were not sure and 15% would not. After adjusting for socio-demographics, the only medical factors that were associated with caregiver COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy were caregiver COVID-19 vaccination status at the time of the survey (aOR 3.0 if the caregiver did not receive the vaccine compared to those who did, 95% CI 1.7-5.3) and child seasonal influenza immunization history (aOR 3.3 if the child had not received the influenza vaccine in the 2020-2021 season compared to those who did, 95% CI 2.0-5.4). Other medical factors, including family medical experiences with COVID-19, other child immunization history, child health conditions like obesity and asthma, and family engagement with the healthcare system were not associated with caregiver intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.CONCLUSIONS:
This study highlights important factors, such as general attitudes towards vaccines and understanding of COVID-19 morbidity risk factors, that healthcare providers should address when having conversations with families about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
Vaccine X
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jvacx.2022.100144
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