ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Parents' Hesitancy to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19, a Country-Wide Survey.
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- Evaluating COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among parents in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review examining attitudes, hesitancy, and intentions.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators of childhood COVID-19 vaccination among parents: A systematic review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
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- The attitude of the unvaccinated children's parents toward pediatric COVID-19 vaccination in Tabriz, Iran.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Parental Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake for Children over 5 Years of Age in Texas.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Unveiling parental perspectives: COVID-19 vaccination for children in India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: Determinants and Beliefs Contributing to Vaccination Decision of Parents in Germany 2021/2022.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Vaccine Hesitancy of COVID-19 among Parents for Their Children in Middle Eastern Countries-A Systematic Review.Vaccines · 2023Review
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Maternal and Child COVID-19 Vaccination Intent Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the USA (April-June 2020): an Application of Health Belief Model.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Parents' attitudes toward childhood COVID-19 immunization in Croatia: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Croatian medical journal · 2023Article
- Worldwide Estimation of Parental Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine for Their Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Vaccines · 2023Review
- Parents' perspectives on SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for children: a qualitative analysis.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2023Article
- Community Perception and Attitude towards COVID-19 Vaccination for Children in Saudi Arabia.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Parents' Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2023Article
- Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among students and parents in Sentinel Schools Network of Catalonia, Spain.PloS one · 2023Article
- Analysis of the COVID-19 vaccine willingness and hesitancy among parents of healthy children aged 6 months-4 years: a cross-sectional survey in Italy.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Parents' reasons to vaccinate their children aged 5-11 years against COVID-19 in Italy.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective: Parents' hesitancy (PH) toward childhood vaccination, including the vaccine of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is one of the top public health threats. We aim to assess the PH toward children COVID-19 vaccination as compared to PH toward children routine vaccination among the residents of Saudi Arabia. Method: Before the official approval of children's COVID-19 vaccination in the country, a cross-sectional study using an electronically distributed survey was performed. Responses from parents of children younger than 18 years of age were accepted. The Oxford COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale (OC19-VHS) and the routine vaccination hesitancy scale (R-VHS) were used. Parents were classified as hesitant, non-hesitant, and unsure. Results: Between June 18th-30th, 2021, we included 1,052 parents. More than half of the parents were positive toward the childhood COVID-19 vaccination (63%) while 10% were unsure. Higher parental hesitancy toward children COVID-19 vaccination among mothers, parents younger than 40 years, did not receive COVID-19 nor influenza vaccines, had higher educational levels, and parents who recovered from COVID-19 infection. Hesitancy was mainly driven by the novelty of the vaccines and the fear of serious adverse effects. Compared to the routine vaccination, parents were more hesitant toward COVID-19 vaccination (6 vs. 27%). Conclusion: Generally, parents in Saudi Arabia were positive toward children's COVID-19 vaccination. Focused education to reassure hesitant parents on the safety of the vaccine is essential to achieve larger vaccination coverage.
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