Recommending COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents in primary care.
Fam Pract
; 2022 Jun 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2236272
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
COVID-19 vaccines are available for adolescents in the United States, but many parents are hesitant to have their children vaccinated. The advice of primary care professionals strongly influences vaccine uptake.OBJECTIVE:
We examined the willingness of primary care professionals (PCPs) to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents.METHODS:
Participants were a national sample of 1,047 US adolescent primary care professionals. They participated in an online survey in early 2021, after a COVID-19 vaccine had been approved for adults but before approval for adolescents. Respondents included physicians (71%), advanced practice providers (17%), and nurses (12%). We identified correlates of willingness to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents using logistic regression.RESULTS:
The majority (89%) of respondents were willing to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents, with advanced practice providers and nurses being less likely than paediatricians to recommend vaccination (84% vs. 94%, aOR 0.47, 95% CI 0.23-0.92). Respondents who had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to recommend adolescent vaccination (92% vs. 69%, aOR 4.20, 95% CI 2.56-6.87) as were those with more years in practice (94% vs. 88%, aOR 2.93, 95% CI 1.79-4.99). Most respondents (96%) said they would need some measure of support in order to provide COVID-19 vaccination to adolescents, with vaccine safety and efficacy information being the most commonly cited need (80%).CONCLUSION:
Adolescent primary care professionals were generally willing to recommend COVID-19 vaccination. However, most indicated a need for additional resources to be able to administer COVID-19 vaccines at their clinic.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Fampra
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