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Changes in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability among Parents with Children Aged 6–35 Months in China—Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys in 2020 and 2021

Authors :
Kechun Zhang
Xue Liang
Karen Lau Wa Tam
Joseph Kawuki
Paul Shing-fong Chan
Siyu Chen
Yuan Fang
He Cao
Xiaofeng Zhou
Yaqi Chen
Tian Hu
Hongbiao Chen
Zixin Wang
Source :
Vaccines, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 170 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

China is considering to offer COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6–35 months. This study investigated the changes in COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and associated factors among parents with children aged 6–35 months in 2020 and 2021. Two rounds of cross-sectional online surveys were conducted among adult factory workers in Shenzhen, China. A subset of 208 (first round) and 229 (second round) parents with at least one child aged 6–35 months was included in the study. Parental acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination increased significantly from 66.8% in the first round to 79.5% in the second round (p = 0.01). Positive attitudes, perceived subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control were associated with higher parental acceptability in both rounds of surveys (p values ranged from p = 0.02). No significant associations of exposure to information related to COVID-19 vaccination on social media with parental acceptability was found in either round of survey. Expanding the existing COVID-19 vaccination programs to cover children aged 6–35 months is necessary in China. Future programs should focus on modifying perceptions among parents to promote COVID-19 vaccination for children in this age group.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2076393X
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Vaccines
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b8f06bd99b4f23b743bcec78eca519
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010170