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Parents' and guardians' acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination for children in Ghana: An online survey.
Kyei-Arthur, Frank; Kyei-Gyamfi, Sylvester; Agyekum, Martin Wiredu; Afrifa-Anane, Grace Frempong; Amoh, Bernard Akyeampong.
  • Kyei-Arthur F; Department of Environment and Public Health, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
  • Kyei-Gyamfi S; Department of Children, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Accra, Ghana.
  • Agyekum MW; Institute for Educational Research and Innovation Studies, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
  • Afrifa-Anane GF; Department of Environment and Public Health, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
  • Amoh BA; Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
PLoS One ; 17(8): e0272801, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2021892
ABSTRACT
Few studies have examined the intentions of parents and guardians to vaccinate their children younger than 18 years against COVID-19 in Ghana. Parents are the decision makers for children younger than 18 years; therefore, we examined parents' and guardians' intentions to accept the COVID-19 vaccines for their children. An online survey was conducted among 415 parents and guardians in Ghana. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25 was used to analyse the data. We found that 73.3% of parents/guardians would allow their children to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The binary logistic regression analysis shows that parents/guardians with Senior High School education, those who believed COVID-19 could not be cured, and those who agreed and those who neither agreed nor disagreed with the statement "once the vaccine is available and approved, it would be safe" were less likely to accept COVID-19 vaccine for their children. Also, parents/guardians who neither agreed nor disagreed that "the best way to avoid the complications of COVID-19 is by being vaccinated", those who agreed that "I am of the notion that physiological/natural community is better compared to vaccine-induced immunity" and "I believe the vaccine programming may be likened to the new world order" were less likely to accept COVID-19 vaccine for their children. There is a need for public health practitioners to intensify education on the benefits and side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as provide regular and up-to-date information about vaccines' safety to parents and guardians.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Vaccines / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0272801

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Vaccines / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0272801