Perceptions of Parents towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Children, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Vaccines are an important part of the COVID-19 pandemic response plan. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the attitude and perception levels of parents toward COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 0–18 years in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. Out of...
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| author | Ayed A. Shati Saleh M. Al-Qahtani Abdullah A. Alsabaani Syed E. Mahmood Youssef A. Alqahtani Khalid M. AlQahtani Mohammed S. Aldarami Fahad D. AlAmri Abdulrahman Saad Alqahtani Abdulrahman M. AlHadi Ausaf Ahmad Fatima A. Riaz |
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| description | Vaccines are an important part of the COVID-19 pandemic response plan. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the attitude and perception levels of parents toward COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 0–18 years in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. Out of a total of 1463 parents, 30.6% assumed that COVID-19 vaccination may be more dangerous for children than adults. Nearly 36.5% parents don’t have any concern about children’s vaccination. About 12.8% of children have not received the vaccination, 55% of parents have some sort of hesitation and 32.2% of parents did not hesitate before vaccinating their children against COVID-19. Only 15.4% of parents expect that the COVID-19 vaccine affects their child’s genes. About 23.4% parents strongly agreed and 35.1% agreed about the importance of getting their children vaccinated. About 22.1% of parents strongly agreed and 33.3% agreed regarding their willingness to get their children vaccinated to prevent Coronavirus disease. More than 80% of parents recommended rushing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Health professionals and policymakers should implement and support strategies to ensure children are vaccinated for COVID-19. They also need to educate parents and families regarding childhood vaccination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bafb1a9583b460b935f1916a46ce5552023-12-03T14:36:44ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2022-07-01108122210.3390/vaccines10081222Perceptions of Parents towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Children, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi ArabiaAyed A. Shati0Saleh M. Al-Qahtani1Abdullah A. Alsabaani2Syed E. Mahmood3Youssef A. Alqahtani4Khalid M. AlQahtani5Mohammed S. Aldarami6Fahad D. AlAmri7Abdulrahman Saad Alqahtani8Abdulrahman M. AlHadi9Ausaf Ahmad10Fatima A. Riaz11Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaMedical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaMedical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaMedical Student, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaMedical Student, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaMedical Student, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow 226026, IndiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaVaccines are an important part of the COVID-19 pandemic response plan. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the attitude and perception levels of parents toward COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 0–18 years in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. Out of a total of 1463 parents, 30.6% assumed that COVID-19 vaccination may be more dangerous for children than adults. Nearly 36.5% parents don’t have any concern about children’s vaccination. About 12.8% of children have not received the vaccination, 55% of parents have some sort of hesitation and 32.2% of parents did not hesitate before vaccinating their children against COVID-19. Only 15.4% of parents expect that the COVID-19 vaccine affects their child’s genes. About 23.4% parents strongly agreed and 35.1% agreed about the importance of getting their children vaccinated. About 22.1% of parents strongly agreed and 33.3% agreed regarding their willingness to get their children vaccinated to prevent Coronavirus disease. More than 80% of parents recommended rushing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Health professionals and policymakers should implement and support strategies to ensure children are vaccinated for COVID-19. They also need to educate parents and families regarding childhood vaccination.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/8/1222perceptionparentsCOVID-19vaccinationchildrenAseer region |
| spellingShingle | Ayed A. Shati Saleh M. Al-Qahtani Abdullah A. Alsabaani Syed E. Mahmood Youssef A. Alqahtani Khalid M. AlQahtani Mohammed S. Aldarami Fahad D. AlAmri Abdulrahman Saad Alqahtani Abdulrahman M. AlHadi Ausaf Ahmad Fatima A. Riaz Perceptions of Parents towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Children, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia Vaccines perception parents COVID-19 vaccination children Aseer region |
| title | Perceptions of Parents towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Children, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Perceptions of Parents towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Children, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Perceptions of Parents towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Children, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions of Parents towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Children, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Perceptions of Parents towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Children, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | perceptions of parents towards covid 19 vaccination in children aseer region southwestern saudi arabia |
| topic | perception parents COVID-19 vaccination children Aseer region |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/8/1222 |
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