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Comparing COVID-19 Vaccination Outcomes with Parental Values, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Hesitancy Status, 2021-2022

Tuhina Srivastava1,2,3, Angela K Shen3,4,5, Safa Browne4

  • 1Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Vaccines
|October 27, 2022
PubMed

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Parental acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine for children is influenced by perceived safety and prior influenza vaccination. Suburban parents showed lower vaccination odds, suggesting a need for targeted mobile messaging.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Vaccinology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • COVID-19 vaccine acceptance remains a challenge, especially among parents.
  • Understanding parental decision-making is crucial for improving child vaccination rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate factors influencing parental decisions regarding COVID-19 vaccination for their children.
  • To identify demographic and attitudinal predictors of vaccine acceptance.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective cohort study of 334 parents in an urban/suburban pediatric network (Oct 2021-Mar 2022).
  • Linked survey data on vaccine attitudes, social norms, and access to electronic health records for child vaccination outcomes.
  • Statistical analysis using adjusted odds ratios (aOR) to determine significant factors.

Main Results:

  • Parents perceiving the COVID-19 vaccine as very safe had higher odds of acceptance (aOR: 2.69).
  • Prior influenza vaccination of the child increased odds of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance (aOR: 4.07).
  • Parents attending suburban practices had lower odds of vaccinating their child (aOR: 0.38).

Conclusions:

  • Perceived vaccine safety and history of other childhood vaccinations are key drivers of parental COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.
  • Targeted mobile-based health messaging emphasizing vaccine safety may improve pediatric vaccination coverage in suburban areas.

Keywords:
COVID-19 vaccinesparental decision makingvaccination hesitancy

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