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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2022

Validation of the World Health Organization's parental vaccine hesitancy scale in China using child vaccination data.

Qiang Wang, Shixin Xiu, Liuqing Yang, Ying Han, Tingting Cui, Naiyang Shi, Minqi Liu, Youqin Yi, Chang Liu, Xuwen Wang and 3 more

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qiang WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
Shixin XiuDepartment of Immunization Planning, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi, PR China.
Liuqing YangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
Ying HanDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
Tingting CuiDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
Naiyang ShiDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
Minqi LiuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
Youqin YiDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
Chang LiuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
Xuwen WangDepartment of Immunization Planning, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi, PR China.
Weijie ZhouDepartment of Immunization Planning, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi, PR China.
Hui JinDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China.
Leesa LinDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Southeast University · CNWuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNHong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation · CN

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 215373/A/19/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence for the validity and reliability of the World Health Organization's 10-item vaccine hesitancy scale (VHS) in different settings is not sufficient, especially for criteria validity. This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the VHS using child vaccination data in China. A cross-sectional survey was performed with parents of 19-48-month-old children at six vaccination clinics in Wuxi City between September and October 2020. The VHS was revised to category A (expanded program on immunization, EPI) VHS and category B (Non-EPI) VHS. Factor analysis was used to confirm the latent domain and to assess the model structure. The average variance extracted (AVE) was calculated to assess convergent validity, and Cronbach's α and composite reliability (CR) were used to determine internal consistency. The association between VHS scores and children's vaccination status was examined to assess criteria validity using logistic regression. The survey response rate was 75.3% (n = 802). Two factors were identified, explaining 64.60% and 63.34% of the common variance in categories A and B VHS, respectively. The Cronbach's α of > 0.7 and CR of >0.7 in the scale indicated the VHS has acceptable internal consistency. The AVE values indicated that convergent validity was not ideal for the VHS. There were no statistically significant associations between VHS scores and vaccination status, indicating that the criterion validity was not ideal. The VHS needs improvement before becoming a standard survey tool.

Indexed as

VaccinationVaccination HesitancyChildChild, PreschoolChinaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansInfantParentsPatient Acceptance of Health CareReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesWorld Health OrganizationChinascale reliabilityscale validityVaccine hesitancy scale

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PMID35156907
PMCPMC8986264
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