Parents’ perceptions and intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: Results from a cross-sectional national survey in India
Parents’ perceptions and intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: Results from a cross-sectional national survey in India
Abstract BackgroundDespite the success of adult vaccination against COVID-19, providing vaccines to children remains a challenge for policymakers globally. As parents are primary decision-makers for their children, we aimed to assess parents’ perceptions and intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccination in India. MethodsA cross-sectional web-based study was designed, parents or caregivers (N=770) were recruited through snowball sampling using Google form. Cross-tabulation was performed by parents’ intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 virus with sociodemographic characteristics and their risk perception towards COVID-19, trust in the healthcare system, and their history of vaccine hesitancy behavior. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to compute the predictors of child vaccination intention among Indian parents. Results770 parents across the country have completed the survey. Of the 770 participants, 258 (33.5%) have shown intent to vaccinate their children. The stated likelihood of child vaccination was greater among parents who had a bachelor’s degree or higher education (aOR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.15-3.51); as well as among parents who intended to vaccinate themselves (aOR: 2.35, 95% CI: 1.30-4.67). Parental concerns centered around vaccine safety and side effects. ConclusionIndian parents reported high knowledge of the COVID-19 virus and were aware of the development of a novel vaccine. However, about one-third of parents intended to vaccinate their children, and about half of them were not sure whether to vaccinate their children or not against the COVID-19 virus. The study highlighted the need for health promotion strategies that promote vaccine uptake among parents.
Satapathy Prakasini、Rajagopal Vineeth、Vij Jatina、Bali Surya、Gupta Madhu、Singh Ritesh、Aggarwal Arun Kumar、Modi Bhavesh、Padhi Bijaya Kumar、Pala Star、Patro Binod、Goel Kapil、Sankhe Lalit、Chakrapani Venkatesan、Kiran Tanvi、Jain Lovely、Kar Sitanshu Sekhar、Rustagi Neeti
Department of Public Health, Utkal UniversityDepartment of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS)Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)Community Medicine Department, GMERS Medical CollegeDepartment of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)Department of Community Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, (NEIGRIHMS)Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)Grant Medical College & JJ HospitalCentre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy (C-SHaRP)Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER)Department of Community Medicine & Family Medicine
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Satapathy Prakasini,Rajagopal Vineeth,Vij Jatina,Bali Surya,Gupta Madhu,Singh Ritesh,Aggarwal Arun Kumar,Modi Bhavesh,Padhi Bijaya Kumar,Pala Star,Patro Binod,Goel Kapil,Sankhe Lalit,Chakrapani Venkatesan,Kiran Tanvi,Jain Lovely,Kar Sitanshu Sekhar,Rustagi Neeti.Parents’ perceptions and intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: Results from a cross-sectional national survey in India[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-08-02].https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.10.30.21265449.点此复制
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