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Parents' and Guardians' Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | McElfish, Pearl A. Willis, Don E. Shah, Sumit K. Reece, Sharon Andersen, Jennifer A. Schootman, Mario Richard-Davis, Gloria Selig, James P. Warmack, T. Scott |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | A cross-sectional survey design was used to assess Arkansas parents’/guardians’ intentions to vaccinate their child against COVID-19. Parents/guardians whose oldest child was age 0–11 years (n = 171) or 12–17 years (n = 198) were recruited between 12 July and 30 July 2021 through random digit dialing. Among parents/guardians with an age-eligible child, age 12–17, 19% reported their child had been vaccinated, and 34% reported they would have their child vaccinated right away. Among parents/guardians with a child aged 0–11, 33% of parents/guardians reported they would have their child vaccinated right away. Twenty-eight percent (28%) of parents/guardians whose oldest child was 12–17 and 26% of parents/guardians whose oldest child was 0–11 reported they would only have their child vaccinated if their school required it; otherwise, they would definitely not vaccinate them. For both groups, parents’/guardians’ education, COVID-19 vaccination status, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy were significantly associated with intentions to vaccinate their child. More than a third of parents/guardians whose child was eligible for vaccination at the time of the survey reported they intended to have them vaccinated right away; however, they had not vaccinated their child more than two months after approval. This finding raises questions about the remaining barriers constraining some parents/guardians from vaccinating their child. |
| Starting Page | 361 |
| e-ISSN | 2076393X |
| DOI | 10.3390/vaccines10030361 |
| Journal | Vaccines |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-02-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Vaccines Pediatrics and Child Health Covid-19 Parent/guardian Child Vaccine Hesitancy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
