College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America.
Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of America.
J Pediatr Nurs. 2023 Mar-Apr;69:108-115. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.01.003. Epub 2023 Jan 20.
This study explored factors associated with parents' attitudes and intentions to seek information about the COVID-19 vaccine for their children (ages 0-18) and intentions to vaccinate their age-eligible children.
As part of an anonymous online cross-sectional survey, parents' vaccine attitudes, COVID-19 vaccine intentions for their children, health literacy, health numeracy, and sociodemographic variables were assessed. Multivariable ordered logistic regression models identified factors associated with parents' COVID-19 vaccine intentions for their children.
Parents/guardians (n = 963) were mostly White (82.3%), insured (88.0%), and college graduates (57.3%). Men reported higher intentions than women to seek information about the COVID-19 vaccine for their children (p = 0.003) and higher intentions to vaccinate their children (p = 0.049). Parental characteristics associated with increased intentions to have their children vaccinated included higher educational attainment (p < 0.001), more positive general vaccine attitudes (p < 0.001), preference for health information in a language other than English (p = 0.006), higher income (p = 0.048), having health insurance (p = 0.05), health literacy (p = 0.024), and health numeracy (p = 0.049).
Multiple sociodemographic characteristics including male gender, higher health literacy and numeracy, and language preference are noteworthy factors associated with parental COVID-19 vaccine intentions that could inform the planning and implementation of educational interventions.
Nurses are important sources of trusted information and play an important role in parent/family health education and in understanding myriad factors that may improve attitudes and enhance readiness toward vaccine uptake. Our findings emphasize the potential value of examining tailored/targeted COVID-19 vaccine education according to key influencing factors.
本研究旨在探讨与父母对子女（0-18 岁）接种 COVID-19 疫苗的态度和意愿以及为符合条件的子女接种疫苗的意愿相关的因素。
作为一项匿名在线横断面调查的一部分，评估了父母的疫苗态度、子女 COVID-19 疫苗接种意愿、健康素养、健康算数能力和社会人口统计学变量。多变量有序逻辑回归模型确定了与父母对子女 COVID-19 疫苗接种意愿相关的因素。
父母/监护人（n=963）主要为白人（82.3%）、有保险（88.0%）和大学毕业（57.3%）。男性报告说，他们比女性更有意愿为子女寻求 COVID-19 疫苗信息（p=0.003），更有意愿为子女接种疫苗（p=0.049）。与增加子女接种疫苗意愿相关的父母特征包括更高的教育程度（p<0.001）、更积极的一般疫苗态度（p<0.001）、偏好使用英语以外的语言获取健康信息（p=0.006）、更高的收入（p=0.048）、有医疗保险（p=0.05）、健康素养（p=0.024）和健康算数能力（p=0.049）。
包括男性性别、更高的健康素养和算数能力以及语言偏好在内的多种社会人口统计学特征是与父母 COVID-19 疫苗接种意愿相关的重要因素，这些因素可以为规划和实施教育干预提供信息。
护士是可信信息的重要来源，在父母/家庭健康教育以及理解可能改善态度和增强疫苗接种准备的众多因素方面发挥着重要作用。我们的研究结果强调了根据关键影响因素检查量身定制/有针对性的 COVID-19 疫苗教育的潜在价值。
