Mothers' intentions to vaccinate their children for COVID-19.

IF 3.1 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

AIMS Public Health Pub Date : 2023-03-29 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI:10.3934/publichealth.2023016

Shruthi Venkatesh, Alexandra Gill, Lauren Kim, Stacey N Doan

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Abstract

Parents' intentions to vaccinate their children is an important area of investigation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a growing body of research examining factors that influence parents' vaccine intentions. The current study investigated factors that would influence maternal intent to vaccinate their children for COVID-19, shortly before the CDC approved vaccines for children 11 and younger. We had a sample of n = 176 mothers (Mchildage = 71.63 months, 52% White) from California fill out an online survey during February-April 2021. Our results suggest that perceived COVID-19 threat predicts mothers' intention to vaccinate their children (b = 0.370, p < 0.001), controlling for mothers' age, socioeconomic status, race, and child age. Child age (b = 0.027, p = 0.008), SES (b = 0.396, p = 0.018), and child previous flu shot (b = 0.725, p < 0.001) also positively predicted mothers' intention to vaccinate their children. Results are discussed in light of prior research on maternal vaccine intentions and hesitancy.

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母亲为子女接种 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿。

鉴于 COVID-19 大流行，家长为子女接种疫苗的意愿是一个重要的调查领域。对影响家长疫苗接种意愿的因素的研究越来越多。本研究调查了影响母亲为其子女接种 COVID-19 疫苗意愿的因素，当时距离疾病预防控制中心批准为 11 岁及以下儿童接种疫苗不久。我们在 2021 年 2 月至 4 月期间对加利福尼亚州的 n = 176 名母亲（年龄为 71.63 个月，52% 为白人）进行了在线调查。我们的结果表明，在控制母亲年龄、社会经济地位、种族和儿童年龄的情况下，感知到的 COVID-19 威胁可预测母亲为其子女接种疫苗的意愿（b = 0.370，p < 0.001）。儿童年龄（b = 0.027，p = 0.008）、社会经济地位（b = 0.396，p = 0.018）和儿童曾接种流感疫苗（b = 0.725，p < 0.001）也对母亲为其子女接种疫苗的意愿有积极的预测作用。研究结果将结合之前关于母亲疫苗接种意向和犹豫不决的研究进行讨论。

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