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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Parental and Pediatricians' Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination for Children: Results from Nationwide Samples in Greece.

Evangelia Steletou, Theodoros Giannouchos, Ageliki Karatza, Xenophon Sinopidis, Aggeliki Vervenioti, Kyriakos Souliotis, Gabriel Dimitriou, Despoina Gkentzi

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Evangelia SteletouDepartment of Pediatrics, Patras Medical School, 26504 Rio, Greece.
Theodoros GiannouchosDepartment of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Ageliki KaratzaDepartment of Pediatrics, Patras Medical School, 26504 Rio, Greece.
Xenophon SinopidisDepartment of Pediatrics, Patras Medical School, 26504 Rio, Greece.
Aggeliki VerveniotiDepartment of Pediatrics, Patras Medical School, 26504 Rio, Greece.
Kyriakos SouliotisDepartment of Social and Education Policy, University of Peloponnese, 20131 Corinth, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1624-9444
Gabriel DimitriouDepartment of Pediatrics, Patras Medical School, 26504 Rio, Greece.
Despoina GkentziDepartment of Pediatrics, Patras Medical School, 26504 Rio, Greece.
University of Patras · GRUniversity of Peloponnese · GRUniversity of South Carolina · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although many studies have examined factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination and healthcare professionals' attitudes towards vaccines, less is known about parents' and pediatricians' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination for children. Using two cross-sectional surveys from November to December 2021 in Greece, we aimed to assess parental intention to vaccinate their 5 to 17 years old children against COVID-19 and to evaluate pediatricians' attitudes towards children's vaccination against COVID-19. Overall, 439 parents and 135 pediatricians participated. Of them, 240 (54.7%) intended to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. The most commonly reported reasons for non-intention were the short length of clinical trials and the fear of side effects. Only 16.6% of non-intenders would vaccinate their children if the pediatrician recommended it. The factors associated with higher intention to get vaccinated were a parent's own vaccination against COVID-19, trust in official healthcare guidelines, increased trust in the state and the healthcare system during the pandemic, and older age. Of the pediatricians, 92.6% recommended children's vaccination, and 75.6% agreed with mandating the vaccine. These findings suggest the need to tailor easy-to-understand messages by well-informed pediatricians to address safety concerns, educate, and clarify misconceptions through targeted interventions among those who currently do not wish to vaccinate their children.

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PMID36010100
PMCPMC9406773
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