Factors associated with unvaccinated caregivers who plan to vaccinate their children. Prev Med 2022 Sep;162:107121
Date
07/22/2022Pubmed ID
35863584Pubmed Central ID
PMC9290374DOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107121Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85134980849 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
Vaccine hesitancy is complex and a threat to global public health during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective was to determine factors associated with caregivers' willingness to vaccinate children despite not being immunized themselves against COVID-19. The International COVID-19 Parental Attitude Study (COVIPAS), a multinational cohort study, recruited caregivers of children 0-18 years old in 21 Emergency Departments (EDs) in USA, Canada, Israel, and Switzerland during November-December 2021. Of a total of 4536 caregivers who completed the survey, 882 (19.4%) were unvaccinated, and 62 (7.0%) of the unvaccinated planned to vaccinate their children. Unvaccinated caregivers with children that had their childhood vaccines up-to-date (OR 3.03 (1.36, 8.09), p = 0.01), and those very worried their child has COVID-19 in the ED (OR 3.11 (1.44, 6.34), p < 0.01) were much more likely to plan to immunize their children. Primary care providers and public health agencies should not assume that unvaccinated parents will not vaccinate their children. Determining child's vaccination status and parental level of concern about COVID-19 may help identify caregivers who are open to give their children the vaccine.
Author List
Goldman RD, Seiler M, Olson PG, Hart RJ, Bone JN, Baumer-Mouradian SH, International COVID-19 Parental Attitude Study (COVIPAS) GroupAuthor
Shannon H. Baumer-Mouradian MD Assistant Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentCaregivers
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Pandemics
Parents
Vaccination
