Almalki Revan T, Kuwaity Lamar H, Almarwan Shahad R, Alnafisi Aasal A, Felimban Anfal A, El Amin Nadia, Alameer Seham
College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
College of Medicine, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, SAU.
Cureus. 2025 Jul 27;17(7):e88848. doi: 10.7759/cureus.88848. eCollection 2025 Jul.
The administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to children depends on parents' decisions. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate parental attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines and to assess the reasons behind their attitude and their consequences on the child's social life.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between 15 April and 29 August 2022, using a questionnaire distributed via social media to parents of healthy children under 18 years old. Statistical analysis was performed using JMP software (JMP Statistical Discovery LLC (part of SAS Institute), Cary, NC).
A total of 562 parents participated in the survey. When asked about the likelihood of vaccinating their children, 181 (32%) answered that it was either unlikely or very unlikely. Regarding the children's social lives, 231 (88.9%) parents who had not vaccinated their children reported that their child was able to attend school regularly, socialize with friends, and travel without any concerns. Furthermore, there was a significant association between parental occupational status and children's reception of the vaccine. Conclusion: Although the percentage of parents who vaccinated their children was high, more than half of the parents were concerned about the vaccine's safety. More research is needed with a larger sample and a larger geographical area to further understand the attitudes of parents towards their children's vaccination and address their concerns. This can help governments not only in dealing with the public but also the vaccine manufacturing industry in understanding what individuals fear and are skeptical of regarding new vaccines.
给儿童接种新冠疫苗取决于家长的决定。因此，本研究旨在调查家长对新冠疫苗的态度，评估其态度背后的原因及其对孩子社交生活的影响。
这项横断面研究于2022年4月15日至8月29日在沙特阿拉伯吉达进行，通过社交媒体向18岁以下健康儿童的家长发放问卷。使用JMP软件（JMP Statistical Discovery LLC（SAS Institute的一部分），北卡罗来纳州卡里）进行统计分析。
共有562名家长参与了调查。当被问及给孩子接种疫苗的可能性时，181名（32%）家长回答不太可能或极不可能。关于孩子的社交生活，231名（88.9%）未给孩子接种疫苗的家长表示，他们的孩子能够正常上学、与朋友交往和旅行，没有任何问题。此外，家长的职业状况与孩子接种疫苗之间存在显著关联。
尽管给孩子接种疫苗的家长比例较高，但超过一半的家长担心疫苗的安全性。需要在更大的样本和更大的地理区域进行更多研究，以进一步了解家长对孩子接种疫苗的态度，并解决他们的担忧。这不仅有助于政府与公众打交道，也有助于疫苗制造业了解个人对新疫苗的恐惧和怀疑。
