Changes in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability among Parents with Children Aged 6–35 Months in China—Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys in 2020 and 2021
Author:
Zhang Kechun1, Liang Xue2, Tam Karen2, Kawuki Joseph2ORCID, Chan Paul2ORCID, Chen Siyu2ORCID, Fang Yuan3ORCID, Cao He1, Zhou Xiaofeng1, Chen Yaqi1, Hu Tian1, Chen Hongbiao1, Wang Zixin2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Longhua District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518110, China 2. Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China 3. Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Abstract
China is considering to offer COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6–35 months. This study investigated the changes in COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and associated factors among parents with children aged 6–35 months in 2020 and 2021. Two rounds of cross-sectional online surveys were conducted among adult factory workers in Shenzhen, China. A subset of 208 (first round) and 229 (second round) parents with at least one child aged 6–35 months was included in the study. Parental acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination increased significantly from 66.8% in the first round to 79.5% in the second round (p = 0.01). Positive attitudes, perceived subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control were associated with higher parental acceptability in both rounds of surveys (p values ranged from <0.001 to 0.003). A negative association of negative attitudes with parental acceptability was observed in the second round (p = 0.02). No significant associations of exposure to information related to COVID-19 vaccination on social media with parental acceptability was found in either round of survey. Expanding the existing COVID-19 vaccination programs to cover children aged 6–35 months is necessary in China. Future programs should focus on modifying perceptions among parents to promote COVID-19 vaccination for children in this age group.
Funder
the High-Level Project of Medicine in Longhua, Shenzhen the Key Discipline of Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention of Long Hua
Subject
Pharmacology (medical),Infectious Diseases,Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,Immunology
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