Pharmacy Services Administration, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Riyadh 12211, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacy Rumah General Hospital, Riyadh 12211, Saudi Arabia.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Nov 21;59(12):2050. doi: 10.3390/medicina59122050.
In 2020, one of the most important steps that were made was to give priority to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine to prevent the rising incidence of COVID-19 from continuing to rise. However, globally, there is a variable acceptance of the level of the COVID-19 vaccine. This study aims to explore Saudi parents' willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. : This was a cross-sectional study; the online questionnaire was used to investigate the views of Saudi parents with children aged under 18 toward the immunization of their children against COVID-19. The data were gathered from 10 May 2022 to 31 October 2022. The data analysis uses SPSS version 20. A -value of 0.05 or lower was regarded as statistically significant. A total of 978 Saudi parents participated in this study. Most of the respondents were from the age group of 36-45 years with the educational qualification of high school and bachelor's degree. Overall, it was observed that the majority, 98.2% of the respondents, disclosed that they needed more information ( = 0.004) about COVID-19 vaccine safety among children so that they could decide whether to vaccinate their child. About 91.4% of parents mention that vaccination against COVID-19 is not necessary for children ( = 0.001). About 68.3% of respondents agreed that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 could help Saudi Arabia control COVID-19 ( = 0.007, RI = 0.76). In terms of negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination, 71.3% think that there will be severe side effects ( = 0.019, RI = 0.75); 67.7% think that the vaccine's protection will only last for a short time ( = 0.055, RI = 0.72); 80.1% said they were afraid of getting vaccinated because of needle fear ( = 0.045, RI = 0.76), and 41.2% said lack of time was the main barrier to not vaccinating their child. Parents expressed concerns regarding the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine, which might be some of the main factors influencing their decision to vaccinate their children. It is the need of the hour to take action to communicate, educate, and intervene with Saudi parents to enhance COVID-19 vaccination compliance rates across the board.
2020 年，最重要的步骤之一是优先开发 COVID-19 疫苗，以防止 COVID-19 的发病率继续上升。然而，全球对 COVID-19 疫苗的接受程度存在差异。本研究旨在探讨沙特父母对子女接种 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿。：这是一项横断面研究；在线问卷用于调查 18 岁以下沙特儿童父母对儿童 COVID-19 免疫接种的看法。数据收集于 2022 年 5 月 10 日至 2022 年 10 月 31 日。数据分析使用 SPSS 版本 20。a 值为 0.05 或更低被认为具有统计学意义。共有 978 名沙特父母参与了这项研究。大多数受访者年龄在 36-45 岁之间，教育程度为高中和学士学位。总的来说，观察到大多数（98.2%的受访者）表示他们需要更多关于儿童 COVID-19 疫苗安全性的信息（=0.004），以便他们能够决定是否为孩子接种疫苗。约 91.4%的家长提到，儿童接种 COVID-19 疫苗没有必要（=0.001）。约 68.3%的受访者同意接种 COVID-19 疫苗可以帮助沙特阿拉伯控制 COVID-19（=0.007，RI=0.76）。在对 COVID-19 疫苗接种的负面态度方面，71.3%的人认为会有严重的副作用（=0.019，RI=0.75）；67.7%的人认为疫苗的保护作用只会持续很短的时间（=0.055，RI=0.72）；80.1%的人因为害怕针而害怕接种疫苗（=0.045，RI=0.76），41.2%的人说缺乏时间是不接种孩子疫苗的主要障碍。父母对 COVID-19 疫苗的安全性和有效性表示担忧，这可能是影响他们为子女接种疫苗决定的一些主要因素。现在需要采取行动，与沙特父母进行沟通、教育和干预，以提高全面的 COVID-19 疫苗接种率。
