Al-Wutayd Osama, Al-Batanony Manal, Badr Nehad, Abdelwanees Sally
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah 56219, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Menoufia Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin Al-Kom 6131567, Egypt.
Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Jun 8;10(6):912. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10060912.
No available vaccine against COVID-19 had yet been proven for 12-17-year-olds in Egypt during the study period. This is the first study to assess Egyptian parents' intentions and associated factors in relation to vaccinating their children with COVID-19 vaccines. A cross-sectional study using a questionnaire was conducted between 17 October and 17 November 2021, via social media platforms. The target group was parents with children aged 12-17 years. Parents' intention to vaccinate their children and factors associated with vaccinating their children, reasons for not intending to vaccinate their children, and circumstances whereby the parents would change their mind were recorded. Among the 1458 parents recruited, 65.6% were planning to vaccinate their children. The main concerns were fear of the vaccine's side-effects (68.3%) and conspiracy theories (18%). The factors associated with parents' intention to vaccinate their children were mother's older age (40-49 years: aOR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.05-1.99; ≥50 years: aOR = 2.09, 95% CI = 1.16-3.75), high family income (aOR = 1.99, 95% CI = 1.41-2.79), and children with a history of chronic conditions (aOR = 2.02, 95% CI = 1.25-3.25), while higher mother's education level was negatively associated (aOR = 0.41, 95% CI = 0.27, 0.64). A comprehensive health education program regarding vaccinating children with COVID-19 vaccines is highly recommended for parents, particularly for young and highly educated mothers, to enhance children vaccination rate when the vaccine becomes available.
在研究期间，埃及尚无针对12至17岁青少年的新冠疫苗被证明有效。这是第一项评估埃及父母为其子女接种新冠疫苗的意愿及相关因素的研究。2021年10月17日至11月17日期间，通过社交媒体平台开展了一项使用问卷的横断面研究。目标群体是有12至17岁子女的父母。记录了父母为子女接种疫苗的意愿、与子女接种疫苗相关的因素、不打算为子女接种疫苗的原因以及父母改变主意的情况。在招募的1458名父母中，65.6%计划为子女接种疫苗。主要担忧是担心疫苗副作用（68.3%）和阴谋论（18%）。与父母为子女接种疫苗意愿相关的因素有母亲年龄较大（40至49岁：调整后比值比[aOR]=1.45，95%置信区间[CI]=1.05至1.99；≥50岁：aOR=2.09，95%CI=1.16至3.75）、家庭收入高（aOR=1.99，95%CI=1.41至2.79）以及子女有慢性病病史（aOR=2.02，95%CI=1.25至3.25），而母亲受教育程度较高则呈负相关（aOR=0.41，95%CI=0.27至0.64）。强烈建议为父母尤其是年轻且受教育程度高的母亲开展关于为子女接种新冠疫苗的全面健康教育项目，以便在疫苗可用时提高儿童疫苗接种率。
