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Hesitancy towards Childhood Vaccinations among Parents of Children with Underlying Chronic Medical Conditions in Italy.
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- A systematic review on parental vaccine hesitancy for childhood immunizations in the European region: Can findings be generalized?Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Pooled it
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- Vaccine acceptance and associated factors among parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a comparative cross-sectional study with healthy controls.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with chronic diseases of different pathophysiology: a cross-sectional study in Sivas, Türkiye.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Parental doubts regarding childhood vaccinations after the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study from Poland.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Policy of vaccination of "fragile children": Results of a survey of 14 Italian children's hospitals.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
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- Receipt of COVID-19 vaccine in preterm-born children aged 3-7 in China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Determinants of parental seasonal influenza vaccine hesitancy in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Factors impacting COVID-19 vaccine decision making in older adults and people with underlying conditions in Victoria, Australia: A cross-sectional survey.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Article
- Parents' Attitudes toward Childhood Vaccines and COVID-19 Vaccines in a Turkish Pediatric Outpatient Population.Vaccines · 2022Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThis study was designed to evaluate vaccination hesitancy and behaviors among parents of children with chronic conditions.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted from June to December 2021 in three public hospitals in southern Italy. Data were collected using a face-to-face interview of parents of children up to 17 years of age with at least one chronic condition.
resultsOf the 532 parents approached, 444 agreed to participate, with a response rate of 83.4%. Almost half of parents (43%) knew that children with chronic diseases are at greater risk of complications from VPDs, and 21.6% knew all the vaccinations available in Italy. Additionally, 55.9% felt that vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) are very dangerous for their children, and 28.7% were very worried about the side effects of vaccines. The result of the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccine (PACV) score indicated that 23.2% of parents were hesitant about vaccinations. Parental vaccine hesitancy was significantly more common among parents who had female children, among those who did not know the recommended vaccinations, among those who had a higher concern of potential side effects of the vaccines, among those who believed that the administration of the vaccinations was not useful, and among who received information on recommended vaccination from the internet, social and mass media.
conclusionsImportant efforts by policy makers and healthcare providers must be implemented to counter vaccine hesitancy among parents.
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