TY - JOUR T1 - Parents' Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children With COVID-19 Vaccine: Results of a Survey in Italy. AU - Di Giuseppe,Gabriella, AU - Pelullo,Concetta Paola, AU - Volgare,Andrea Salvatore, AU - Napolitano,Francesco, AU - Pavia,Maria, Y1 - 2022/01/19/ PY - 2021/07/12/received PY - 2021/12/27/revised PY - 2022/01/04/accepted PY - 2022/3/20/entrez PY - 2022/3/21/pubmed PY - 2022/3/24/medline KW - Adolescents KW - Attitudes KW - COVID-19 vaccination KW - Children KW - Italy KW - Parents KW - Survey KW - Willingness SP - 550 EP - 558 JF - The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine JO - J Adolesc Health VL - 70 IS - 4 N2 - PURPOSE: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the parents' willingness to vaccinate their children with the COVID-19 vaccine and related determinants with specific attention to willingness for adolescents as compared to younger children. METHODS: Data were collected through a confidential online questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 607 parents agreed to participate. More than two-thirds of the parents had good knowledge about the modes of transmission of COVID-19, knew that subjects of any age may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and 85.5% correctly indicated the main behavioral preventive measures against COVID-19. With regard to attitudes, 78.7% agreed that COVID-19 is a serious disease, whereas only 42.3% agreed that it is preventable. Overall, 68.5% were willing to vaccinate their children with the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically 74.5% of parents of adolescents and 65.5% of those of younger children, and the results of the multivariate analysis showed that parents of adolescents aged 12-15 years or 16-18 years compared to those of children aged 11 years or less, those who had more than two children, those who reported that their children had been visited by the primary care pediatrician/physician in the previous 12 months, those who agreed that COVID-19 is a serious disease, considered very useful the COVID-19 vaccine, had been vaccinated against influenza in the previous season, and had received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to be willing to vaccinate their children. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, a relevant proportion of parents are willing to vaccinate their children, with the parents of adolescents showing a higher willingness compared to those of younger children. However, there is still room for reducing hesitancy and refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine in this strategic population group by promoting communication to mitigate concerns toward the COVID-19 vaccine. SN - 1879-1972 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35305792/Parents'_Willingness_to_Vaccinate_Their_Children_With_COVID_19_Vaccine:_Results_of_a_Survey_in_Italy_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -