Parents and caregivers’ willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.

This study aimed to understand parents and caregivers’ willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. A total of 406 parents and caregivers living in the province of New Brunswick, Canada, completed an online survey in March and April 2021. Results indicated that the majority of parents were willing to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19, but a quarter of parents were not considering getting their children vaccinated, were unlikely to do so or remained unsure. Results of a multinomial logistic regression revealed that parents were more willing to vaccinate their children when they showed low levels of vaccine hesitancy, considered they had satisfactory access to relevant information regarding the vaccination of their children, had higher household incomes, and had greater levels of parental agreement on vaccination. Parents were also more willing to get their children vaccinated when they believed that a higher percentage of children would eventually get the COVID-19 vaccine. Implications for education campaigns aiming at improving COVID-19 vaccination of children and adolescents are further discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research