Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Parents of Children Aged 5-11 Years in Koreaopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Ju Hwan; Yoon, Dongwon; Noh, Yunha; Jung, Jaehun; Choe, Young June; Shin, Ju-Young
- Issue Date
- Oct-2023
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Keywords
- COVID-19; Vaccine Hesitancy; Immunization; Public Health
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, v.38, no.42, pp 1 - 7
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 42
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 7
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/89562
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e315
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
1598-6357
- Abstract
- This was a cross-sectional study using the data collected from a nationwide survey between November and December 2022 to explore factors associated with hesitancy towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination for children. Among 3,011 participants with child aged 5-11 years, 82.5% demonstrated hesitancy towards vaccinating their child. This was more common among mothers (odds ratio 1.84 [95% confidence interval 1.46-2.31]), those residing outside metropolitan area (urban: 2.46 [1.89-3.20]; rural: 2.87 [2.09-3.93]) or with history of COVID-19 diagnosis (2.22 [1.78-2.76]). Parents were also hesitant if their child recently had COVID-19 (3.41 [2.67-4.37]). Conversely, they were less likely to be hesitant if they had three or more children (0.66 [0.46-0.94]) or if their child has underlying medical condition(s) (0.54 [0.41-0.71]). Our findings highlight high prevalence of parental hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination for children, and call for targeted outreach efforts from the stakeholders to facilitate the vaccine uptake in this pediatric population.
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