COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Parents of Children Younger than 12 Years: Experience from a Tertiary Outpatient Clinic.

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Pharmacy Pub Date : 2024-05-31 DOI:10.3390/pharmacy12030085

Moataz Mohamed Hassan, Laila Al Yazidi, Nagi Elsidig, Mohamed Al Falahi, Najah Salmi, Yahya Al-Jaffari, Labiba Al-Amri, Huyam Zeiidan, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani

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Abstract

This study explored parents' attitudes towards vaccinating their children against COVID-19 and the rate of vaccine hesitancy in Oman. A cross-sectional, online, self-administered questionnaire, previously validated and administered between June 2021 and May 2022, was used. The questionnaire consisted of nine items. Parents of children younger than 12 years were eligible for participation. A total of 384 participants, including 207 males (54%), completed the questionnaire, resulting in an 86% response rate (384/447). The results showed that 69% of participants were hesitant to vaccinate their children aged 1-11 years. In parents of children aged 1-4 years, vaccination status was significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy (odds ratio [OR], 0.116; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.044-0.306; p = 0.001). Furthermore, after multivariable analysis, compared to the fathers, mothers were significantly less likely to be associated with vaccine hesitancy (OR, 0.451; 95% CI, 0.240-0.848; p = 0.013).

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COVID-19 12 岁以下儿童家长不愿接种疫苗：一家三级门诊诊所的经验。

本研究探讨了阿曼家长对子女接种 COVID-19 疫苗的态度以及疫苗接种犹豫率。本研究采用了一份横向、在线、自填式问卷，该问卷在 2021 年 6 月至 2022 年 5 月期间进行过验证。问卷由九个项目组成。12 岁以下儿童的家长均可参与。共有 384 名参与者填写了问卷，其中包括 207 名男性（54%），回复率为 86%（384/447）。结果显示，69% 的参与者对是否为其 1-11 岁子女接种疫苗持犹豫态度。在 1-4 岁儿童的家长中，疫苗接种状况与疫苗接种犹豫不决有显著相关性（几率比 [OR]，0.116；95% 置信区间 [CI]，0.044-0.306；P = 0.001）。此外，经过多变量分析，与父亲相比，母亲与疫苗接种犹豫相关的可能性明显较低（OR，0.451；95% CI，0.240-0.848；P = 0.013）。

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