从美国青少年的镜头看COVID-19疫苗的视角
Meher Garg1, Arnav A Nagrecha2, Ruchi Gupta3
1Physician Preparatory Pathway Program, Springfield High School and Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine, Springfield, USA.
Cureus
|March 6, 2024
概括
这项研究发现,66%的青少年被完全接种了COVID-19疫苗,父母的教育和种族影响了这一比例. 疫苗犹源于信任问题,有效性问题和父母的决定,突出了针对性教育的需要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 疫苗学 疫苗学 疫苗学
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19的蔓延,全球卫生面临重大挑战,疫苗接种是首要的预防策略.
- 虽然成年人接种疫苗的接受程度得到了很好的研究,但青少年的COVID-19疫苗接种准备情况仍未得到充分研究.
- 青少年COVID-19感染可能导致错过学期,社区传播和父母生产力丧失.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定社区环境中青少年的COVID-19疫苗接种率.
- 为了确定影响COVID-19疫苗接受和犹的因素.
- 为改善青少年接种疫苗的战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在当地一所高中对400名13-19岁的青少年进行了自愿调查.
- 收集的数据包括人口统计,家长教育,疫苗接种情况,接受/犹的原因以及信息来源.
- 此前的COVID-19感染和流感疫苗接种状态也被评估.
主要成果:
- 66%的青少年被完全接种了COVID-19疫苗;80%的人接受了强剂.
- 在有大学教育的父母的青少年以及在高加索和亚洲参与者中观察到更高的疫苗接种率.
- 对于疫苗的犹与缺乏信任,对有效性的担忧,副作用,父母的决定和宗教信仰有关. 流感疫苗接种与较高的COVID-19疫苗接种率相关.
结论:
- 较低的父母教育和少数民族种族/民族地位 (非裔美国人,混合种族) 与青少年的COVID-19疫苗接种率较低有关.
- 青少年接种疫苗的主要障碍包括不信任,对有效性的怀疑,对副作用的担忧以及父母/宗教影响.
- 针对青少年,家长和监护人的教育干预,以及公共卫生宣传,对于增加疫苗接受率和为未来的健康危机做好准备至关重要.
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