Department of Midwifery/Faculty of Health Sciences, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
Department of Public Health Nursing/Faculty of Health Sciences, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
PeerJ. 2024 Sep 25;12:e18056. doi: 10.7717/peerj.18056. eCollection 2024.
This research was conducted following the FDA's approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. Our study aimed to evaluate parents' intentions regarding vaccinating their children in response to the pandemic situation. This period was crucial for understanding parents' initial reactions to health authority recommendations.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 940 parents. The data were obtained using the Personal Information Form, the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, and the Scale of Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccine. Descriptive data analysis involved calculating frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation values. We employed Student's t-test, one-way ANOVA tests for analysis. Additionally, various characteristics were analyzed using the two-way logistic regression method.
In the study, 85.1% of the parents reported having received the COVID-19 vaccine themselves. However, only 20% stated they would accept the COVID-19 vaccine for their children. The intention to vaccinate their children was influenced by factors such as the parent's age, level of COVID-19 anxiety, vaccination status, and knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Despite the FDA's declaration, it was determined that more than two-thirds of parents were hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine for their children.
本研究是在美国食品药品监督管理局批准 COVID-19 疫苗用于 5 至 11 岁儿童之后进行的。我们的研究旨在评估父母在大流行期间为子女接种疫苗的意愿。这一时期对于了解父母对卫生当局建议的最初反应至关重要。
本描述性横断面研究共纳入 940 名父母。使用个人信息表、COVID-19 焦虑量表和 COVID-19 疫苗态度量表收集数据。描述性数据分析包括计算频率、百分比、均值和标准差。我们采用学生 t 检验和单因素方差分析进行分析。此外，还使用双向逻辑回归方法分析了各种特征。
在研究中，85.1%的父母报告自己已接种 COVID-19 疫苗，但只有 20%的父母表示愿意为子女接种 COVID-19 疫苗。父母为子女接种疫苗的意愿受到父母年龄、COVID-19 焦虑程度、疫苗接种状况和对 COVID-19 疫苗的了解等因素的影响。
尽管美国食品药品监督管理局宣布，但研究表明，超过三分之二的父母对其子女接种 COVID-19 疫苗持犹豫态度。
