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Vol. 24. Issue 1.
Pages 37-44 (January - March 2023)
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Vol. 24. Issue 1.
Pages 37-44 (January - March 2023)
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Parents' perception of COVID-19 risk of infection and intention to vaccinate their children
Percepción de los padres sobre el riesgo familiar de infección por COVID-19 e intención de vacunar a sus hijos
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Hamdy Khaled Sabraa, Mostafa Abdulraheem Bakra, Omar El Sayed Mohmed Rageha, Asmaa Khaleda, Omnia Mohamed Elbakliesha, Ibrahim Ali Kabbashb,
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Ibrahim.kabbash@med.tanta.edu.eg

Corresponding author at: Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Faculty of medicine, Tanta 31257, Egypt.
a Students at Faculty of Medicine, Tanta university, Tanta, Egypt
b Professor of Public Health & Community Medicine – Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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Background

Parent's perception of the COVID-19 vaccines is very important to protect themselves and their children and achieve maximum effect of vaccination programs.

Objective

Evaluate the perception and attitude of parents towards COVID-19 risk of infection and intentions to vaccinate their children.

Method

Cross-sectional study including 1032 participants who have children aged from 5 to 18 years using a structured questionnaire.

Results

Overall, 65.0% of participants or their family members suffered from comorbidities that poses them at risk for COVID-19 infection such as hypertension (25.1%) and diabetes mellitus (16.1%). The prevalence of tobacco smoking in the studied families was 36.9%. Among participants, 40.6% had a family member with history of confirmed COVID-19 infection. Nearly one-half of studied parents (48.2%) reported COVID-19 as a serious infection and the majority were worried about getting a family member infected (86.8%). Among participants 62.0% of male parents and 57.8% of female parents agreed that vaccine information is reliable. Participants reporting safety of COVID-19 vaccination represented 45.3%. If vaccine is available, 40.1% of parents intended to vaccinate their children. The main factors associated with the willingness to vaccinate children were vaccine is not suitable for children under 18 years (OR = 11.508), concern about vaccination safety (OR = 8.678), doubts about reliability of vaccine information (OR = 7.811) and ability of vaccine to prevent infection (OR = 5.766).

Conclusion

Our study provides a brief insight about how parents think about COVID-19 vaccines and acceptance to vaccinate their children.

Keywords:
COVID-19 vaccines
Children vaccination
Parents' perception
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Antecedentes

La percepción de los padres sobre las vacunas contra el COVID-19 es muy importante para protegerse a sí mismos y a sus hijos y lograr el máximo efecto de los programas de vacunación.

Objetivo

Evaluar la percepción y actitud de los padres hacia el riesgo de infección por COVID-19 y las intenciones de vacunar a sus hijos.

Método

Estudio transversal que incluyó a 1032 participantes que tenían hijos de 5 a 18 años mediante un cuestionario estructurado.

Resultados

En general, el 65,0% de los participantes o sus familiares padecieron comorbilidades que los ponen en riesgo de infección por COVID-19, como hipertensión (25,1%) y diabetes mellitus (16,1%). La prevalencia de tabaquismo en las familias estudiadas fue del 36,9%. Entre los participantes, el 40,6% tenía un familiar con antecedentes de infección confirmada por COVID-19. Casi la mitad de los padres estudiados (48,2%) informaron que la COVID-19 era una infección grave y la mayoría estaba preocupada por la posibilidad de que un miembro de la familia se infectara (86,8%). Entre los participantes, el 62,0% de los padres varones y el 57,8% de las mujeres acordaron que la información sobre las vacunas es confiable. Los participantes que informaron sobre la seguridad de la vacunación contra la COVID-19 representaron el 45,3%. Si la vacuna está disponible, el 40,1% de los padres tenía la intención de vacunar a sus hijos. Los principales factores asociados al deseo de vacunar a los niños fueron la vacuna no apta para menores de 18 años (OR = 11.508), preocupación por la seguridad vacunal (OR = 8.678), dudas sobre la confiabilidad de la información vacunal (OR = 7.811) y capacidad de vacuna para prevenir la infección (OR = 5.766).

Conclusión

Nuestro estudio proporciona una breve perspectiva sobre cómo piensan los padres sobre las vacunas contra el COVID-19 y la aceptación de vacunar a sus hijos.

Palabras clave:
Vacunas contra la COVID-19
Vacunación infantil
Percepción de los padres

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