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. 2021 Sep-Oct;35(5):509-517.
doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.04.005. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

Parents' Intentions to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19

Kristine M Ruggiero, John Wong, Casey Fryer Sweeney, Alicia Avola, Andria Auger, Madeline Macaluso, Patricia Reidy

Parents' Intentions to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19

Kristine M Ruggiero et al. J Pediatr Health Care. 2021 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Introduction: With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is well underway now beginning in children ages 12 and over, it is unknown what percent of parents plan to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.

Method: The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to examine parents' attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors in administering a COVID-19 vaccine.

Results: Only 21.93% of the subjects reported overall VH. Half of parents (49.45%) say they want the COVID vaccine for their child, and 44.17% plan to vaccinate against COVID once the vaccine becomes available to them. Concern for vaccine side effects (61.5%) and vaccine safety (48.96%) were significant factors that increased VH. In addition, there was a significant correlation between parents who were planning to vaccinate their child against the flu and being less VH about a COVID-19 vaccine for their child.

Discussion: This is the first known study to describe parental perceptions' of COVID-19 VH and identify factors that increase VH for parents.

Keywords: COVID-19; parent-perceptions; vaccinations; vaccine hesitancy.

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Immunization behaviors
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Parent-perceived vaccine hesitancy against the COVID-19 vaccine. SATA, STAT version 16, 2020
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