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Changes in parents' attitudes towards childhood vaccines during COVID-19 pandemic

Sedef Duran1, Rıdvan Duran2, Betül Acunaş2

  • 1Trakya University Faculty of Health Sciences, Edirne, Türkiye.

Pediatrics International : Official Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society
|March 5, 2023
PubMed

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Parental vaccine hesitancy towards childhood vaccines increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, direct or indirect experience with COVID-19 reduced vaccine hesitancy among parents.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Vaccinology

Background:

  • Concerns regarding the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines fueled parental vaccine hesitancy.
  • This hesitancy created an environment conducive to anti-vaccine advocacy.
  • The study aimed to assess shifts in parental attitudes toward routine childhood immunizations during the pandemic.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine changes in parental attitudes toward childhood vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To compare vaccine hesitancy levels between parents before and after the first COVID-19 peak in Türkiye.
  • To investigate the influence of personal or familial COVID-19 experience on vaccine hesitancy.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 610 parents at Trakya University Hospital.
  • Participants were divided into two groups based on COVID-19 peak times (August 2020-February 2021).
  • The World Health Organization 10-item Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (WHO-VHS) was administered to assess attitudes.

Main Results:

  • Vaccine hesitancy increased from 10.6% in Group 1 to 20% in Group 2 (p=0.008).
  • Mean WHO-VHS scores were significantly higher in Group 2 (23.7 ± 6.9) compared to Group 1 (21.3 ± 7.3) (p<0.001).
  • Parents with personal or familial COVID-19 experience showed lower hesitancy scores (20.0 ± 6.5) than those without (24.7 ± 6.9) (p<0.001).

Conclusions:

  • Parental hesitancy towards childhood and COVID-19 vaccines was lower among those with direct or indirect COVID-19 exposure.
  • The study indicates an increase in parental hesitancy towards childhood vaccines as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed.
  • Public health messaging should address pandemic-related concerns to mitigate rising vaccine hesitancy.
Abstract

Keywords:
COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy

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