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COVID-19 vaccination in Chinese children: a cross-sectional study on the cognition, psychological anxiety state and the willingness toward vaccination.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 12 31; 18(1):1-7.HV

Abstract

It is important to understand the cognition, willingness, and psychological anxiety state of Chinese guardians toward COVID-19 vaccination for their children to predict the future vaccination rate and to help the design of policies that aim to expand the population with immunity against COVID-19. This study collected data with a professional vaccination registration platform for children named "Xiao Dou Miao" in February 2021. The psychological anxiety state of the guardians was self-evaluated using the psychological anxiety scale. Factors that might influence the willingness of guardians to vaccinate their children were identified using logistic regression analysis. This study included 12,872 questionnaires with 70.9% of guardians showing willingness to vaccinate their children. Guardians who were male, aged 40-49 and from rural area were more willing to vaccinate their children. Fathers, guardians with higher education and income, whose children have a history of adverse vaccine reactions and allergies were less willing to vaccinate their children (p < .001). More than 80% of the guardians expressed a high level of trust for vaccine information released by official and health-related agencies. Guardians who were not vaccinated were more anxious than those who were vaccinated (χ2 = 27.99, p < .001). To protect children from COVID-19, vaccine coverage in children should be expanded rapidly and public awareness on vaccine safety and effectiveness should be improved.

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School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Supervision, National Medical Products Administration-Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Supervision, National Medical Products Administration-Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Supervision, National Medical Products Administration-Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Supervision, National Medical Products Administration-Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Supervision, National Medical Products Administration-Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.

School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Supervision, National Medical Products Administration-Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

MeSH

AdultAnxietyCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesChildChinaCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2Vaccination

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

34324407

Citation

Yang, Jin, et al. "COVID-19 Vaccination in Chinese Children: a Cross-sectional Study On the Cognition, Psychological Anxiety State and the Willingness Toward Vaccination." Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, vol. 18, no. 1, 2022, pp. 1-7.

Yang J, Zhang T, Qi W, et al. COVID-19 vaccination in Chinese children: a cross-sectional study on the cognition, psychological anxiety state and the willingness toward vaccination. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022;18(1):1-7.

Yang, J., Zhang, T., Qi, W., Zhang, X., Jia, M., Leng, Z., Wang, Q., Yang, Y., Yang, W., Ma, L., Feng, L., & Wang, C. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination in Chinese children: a cross-sectional study on the cognition, psychological anxiety state and the willingness toward vaccination. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 18(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1949950

Yang J, et al. COVID-19 Vaccination in Chinese Children: a Cross-sectional Study On the Cognition, Psychological Anxiety State and the Willingness Toward Vaccination. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 12 31;18(1):1-7. PubMed PMID: 34324407.

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