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Predictors of Parents’ Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19 in India: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
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| Author | Goruntla, Narayana Ayisha, M. Umaira Sreeram, Manjunath |
| Copyright Year | 2023 |
| Abstract | Parents are more concerned about the available evidence of the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.AimTo assess the parents’ willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 and associate it with health belief model constructs.Materials and MethodsA countrywide, online, self-administered, cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 15, 2021 to March 8, 2022. The HBM approach was used as a theoretical context to assess the predictors of parents’ willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.ResultsThe majority (1,563; 95.4%) of parents are intended to immunize their children against COVID-19. Parent education, financial status, job, number of children, age-related vaccination status of the child, and household suffering from chronic disorders were significantly associated with a parent's willingness to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for their children. The findings of HBM constructs indicated that perceived benefits (OR 14.222; 95% CI 7.192-28.124) of the COVID-19 vaccine in children, susceptibility (OR 7.758; 95% CI 3.508-17.155) of children toward COVID-19, and severity (OR 3.820; 95% CI 2.092-6.977) of COVID-19 infection in children were significantly associated with parent acceptance to vaccinate their children. Parents’ higher perception of barriers (OR 0.609; 95% CI 0.372-0.999) to vaccination reduces the intention to vaccinate children against COVID-19.ConclusionThe findings of our study reveal that the value of HBM constructs in the identification of predictors associated with the parents’ willingness to encourage COVID-19 vaccine for their children. It is important to improve health and reduce the barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among Indian parents having children less than 18 years. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/23333928231175798?download=true |
| ISSN | 23333928 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Journal | Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology (HME) |
| e-ISSN | 23333928 |
| DOI | 10.1177/23333928231175798 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications CA |
| Publisher Date | 2023-05-16 |
| Publisher Place | Los Angeles |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2023 |
| Subject Keyword | COVID-19 vaccine pediatric vaccine parent acceptance health belief HBM constructs |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Epidemiology Health Policy |
