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Parents' and Guardians' Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19.
Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Feb 25; 10(3)V

Abstract

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 (n = 171) or 12-17 years (n = 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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College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA.

College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA.

Office of Community Health and Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA.

College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA.

College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA.

College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA.

Richard-Davis G

College of Medicine, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.

Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA.

College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA.

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

35334993

Citation

McElfish, Pearl A., et al. "Parents' and Guardians' Intentions to Vaccinate Children Against COVID-19." Vaccines, vol. 10, no. 3, 2022.

McElfish PA, Willis DE, Shah SK, et al. Parents' and Guardians' Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19. Vaccines (Basel). 2022;10(3).

McElfish, P. A., Willis, D. E., Shah, S. K., Reece, S., Andersen, J. A., Schootman, M., Richard-Davis, G., Selig, J. P., & Warmack, T. S. (2022). Parents' and Guardians' Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19. Vaccines, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10030361

McElfish PA, et al. Parents' and Guardians' Intentions to Vaccinate Children Against COVID-19. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Feb 25;10(3) PubMed PMID: 35334993.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Parents' and Guardians' Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19. AU - McElfish,Pearl A, AU - Willis,Don E, AU - Shah,Sumit K, AU - Reece,Sharon, AU - Andersen,Jennifer A, AU - Schootman,Mario, AU - Richard-Davis,Gloria, AU - Selig,James P, AU - Warmack,T Scott, Y1 - 2022/02/25/ PY - 2022/01/21/received PY - 2022/02/16/revised PY - 2022/02/23/accepted PY - 2022/3/26/entrez PY - 2022/3/27/pubmed PY - 2022/3/27/medline KW - COVID-19 KW - child KW - parent/guardian KW - vaccine hesitancy JF - Vaccines JO - Vaccines (Basel) VL - 10 IS - 3 N2 - 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 (n = 171) or 12-17 years (n = 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. SN - 2076-393X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35334993/Parents'_and_Guardians'_Intentions_to_Vaccinate_Children_against_COVID_19_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -