Parents’ and Guardians’ Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19
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 (<i>n</i> = 171) or 12–17 years (<i>n</i> = 198) were recruited between 12 July and 30...
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| author | Pearl A. McElfish Don E. Willis Sumit K. Shah Sharon Reece Jennifer A. Andersen Mario Schootman Gloria Richard-Davis James P. Selig T. Scott Warmack |
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| 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 (<i>n</i> = 171) or 12–17 years (<i>n</i> = 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a4ea1b3fcf54150a9a4733f6aa585482023-11-30T22:41:53ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2022-02-0110336110.3390/vaccines10030361Parents’ and Guardians’ Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19Pearl A. McElfish0Don E. Willis1Sumit K. Shah2Sharon Reece3Jennifer A. Andersen4Mario Schootman5Gloria Richard-Davis6James P. Selig7T. Scott Warmack8College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USACollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USAOffice of Community Health and Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USACollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USACollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USACollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USACollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205, USAFay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USACollege of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USAA 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 (<i>n</i> = 171) or 12–17 years (<i>n</i> = 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/3/361COVID-19parent/guardianchildvaccine hesitancy |
| spellingShingle | Pearl A. McElfish Don E. Willis Sumit K. Shah Sharon Reece Jennifer A. Andersen Mario Schootman Gloria Richard-Davis James P. Selig T. Scott Warmack Parents’ and Guardians’ Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19 Vaccines COVID-19 parent/guardian child vaccine hesitancy |
| title | Parents’ and Guardians’ Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19 |
| title_full | Parents’ and Guardians’ Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Parents’ and Guardians’ Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parents’ and Guardians’ Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19 |
| title_short | Parents’ and Guardians’ Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19 |
| title_sort | parents and guardians intentions to vaccinate children against covid 19 |
| topic | COVID-19 parent/guardian child vaccine hesitancy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/3/361 |
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