Parental Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Children and Its Association With Information Sufficiency and Credibility in South Korea.
JAMA Netw Open
; 5(12): e2246624, 2022 12 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2157645
ABSTRACT
Importance Vaccination against COVID-19 is an effective method for individuals to reduce negative health outcomes. However, widespread COVID-19 vaccination among children has been challenging owing to parental hesitancy. Objective:
To examine parental decision-making in favor of the COVID-19 vaccine for their children and its association with the sufficiency and credibility of the information about the vaccine. Design, Setting, andParticipants:
This cross-sectional survey study was conducted in South Korea from February 7 to 10, 2022, 7 weeks before initiation of the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years. Parents were included if they spoke Korean and had at least 1 child in elementary school (grades 1-6). Parents and children were included in a 11 ratio; a total of 113â¯450 parents and 113â¯450 children were included in the analysis. Statistical analysis was performed between March and April 2022. Main Outcomes andMeasures:
The main outcomes of interest were (1) parental acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination for their children and (2) its association with self-reported sufficiency and credibility of information about the vaccine. A multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate factors associated with parental decision-making in favor of COVID-19 vaccination; path analysis was used to examine indirect effects of information sufficiency and credibility.Results:
Of the 113â¯450 children, 58â¯342 (51.4%) were boys, and the mean (SD) age was 10.1 (1.5) years. Of the 113â¯450 parents who responded, 7379 (6.5%) were accepting vaccination for their children; 15â¯731 (13.9%) reported the vaccine-related information they received was sufficient, and 23â¯021 (20.3%) reported the information was credible. Parents who reported that the information was sufficient were 3.08 times (95% CI, 2.85-3.33; P < .001) more likely to report being willing to vaccinate their children than those who believed the information was insufficient, and those who reported that the information was credible were 7.55 times (95% CI, 6.46-8.87; P < .001) more likely to report being willing to vaccinate their children than those who believed the information was not credible. Higher levels of information sufficiency and credibility were associated with perceptions of increased vaccine safety (sufficiency ß = 0.08; P < .001; credibility ß = 0.59; P < .001) and effectiveness (sufficiency ß = 0.05; P < .001; credibility ß = 0.60; P < .001). Conclusions and Relevance In this study, a significant association was found between self-reported sufficiency and credibility of vaccine-related information and parental decision-making regarding COVID-19 vaccination for their children, suggesting that communications and policies that provide sound information are essential to improve vaccination rates.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
JAMA Netw Open
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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