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Canadian parents' perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination and intention to vaccinate their children: Results from a cross-sectional national survey.

Robin M Humble, Hannah Sell, Eve Dubé, Noni E MacDonald, Joan Robinson, S Michelle Driedger, Manish Sadarangani, Samantha B Meyer, Sarah Wilson, Karen M Benzies and 2 more

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Article in Vaccine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12 authors.

Robin M HumbleFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Hannah SellFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Eve DubéDepartment of Anthropology, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Noni E MacDonaldDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Joan RobinsonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
S Michelle DriedgerDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Manish SadaranganiVaccine Evaluation Center, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute; Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Samantha B MeyerSchool of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Sarah WilsonPublic Health Ontario, ICES, Dalla School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Karen M BenziesFaculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Samuel Lemaire-PaquetteCentre de Recherche du CHUS, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Shannon E MacDonaldFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: smacdon@ualberta.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVaccinating children (≤17 years old) is important for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. As parents are primary decision makers for their children, we aimed to assess parents' perceptions and intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccination for their children, including for some underserved populations (e.g., newcomers, Indigenous peoples, and visible minority groups).

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional national survey of Canadian parents in December 2020, just as COVID-19 vaccines were approved for adults, to assess intention to vaccinate their children (aged 0-17 years) against COVID-19, perceptions of COVID-19 disease and vaccines, previous uptake of influenza and routine vaccines, and sociodemographic characteristics. Binomial logistic regression was used to assess the association between parents' lack of COVID-19 vaccination intention for their children and various independent variables.

resultsSixty-three percent of parents (1074/1702) intended to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. Those employed part-time (compared to full-time) had lower intention to vaccinate their children (aOR = 1.73, 95% CI: 1.06-2.84), while those who spoke languages other than English, French, or Indigenous languages were less likely to have low intention (aOR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.32-0.92). Low vaccination intention was also associated with children not receiving influenza vaccine pre-pandemic (aOR = 1.51, 95% CI: 1.04-2.21), parents having low intention to vaccinate themselves against COVID-19 (aOR = 9.22, 95% CI: 6.43-13.34), believing COVID-19 vaccination is unnecessary (aOR = 2.59, 95% CI: 1.72-3.91) or unsafe (aOR = 4.21, 95% CI: 2.96-5.99), and opposing COVID-19 vaccine use in children without prior testing (aOR = 3.09, 95% CI: 1.87-5.24).

interpretationParents' COVID-19 vaccination intentions for their children are better predicted by previous decisions regarding influenza vaccination than routine childhood vaccines, and other perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine-related factors. Public communication should highlight the safety and necessity of COVID-19 vaccination in children to support a return to normal activities. Further research should assess actual COVID-19 vaccination uptake in children, particularly for underserved populations.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesAdolescentCanadaChildCross-Sectional StudiesHumansIntentionPandemicsParentsSARS-CoV-2VaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19ImmunizationIntentionPandemicParentPerceptionsVaccination

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PMID34688500
PMCPMC8500474

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