Changes in COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among parents with children aged 6–35 months in China: Repeated cross-sectional surveys in 2020 and 2021

Kechun ZHANG, Xue LIANG, Karen Lau Wa TAM, Joseph KAWUKI, Shing Fong CHAN, Siyu CHEN, Yuan Josephine FANG, He CAO, Xiaofeng ZHOU, Yaqi CHEN, Tian HU, Hongbiao CHEN, Zixin WANG

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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. Copyright © 2023 by the author.
Original languageEnglish
Article number170
JournalVaccines
Volume11
Issue number1
Early online date12 Jan 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2023

Citation

Zhang, K., Liang, X., Tam, K. L. W., Kawuki, J., Chan, P. S.‐F., Chen, S., . . . Wang, Z. (2023). Changes in COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among parents with children aged 6–35 months in China: Repeated cross-sectional surveys in 2020 and 2021. Vaccines, 11(1). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010170/

Keywords

  • Parental acceptability
  • COVID‐19 vaccination
  • Changes
  • Children aged 6–35 months
  • Repeated cross‐sectional surveys
  • China

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