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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs
. 2021 Dec 28.
doi: 10.1111/jcap.12362. Online ahead of print.
The thoughts of parents to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: An assessment of situations that may affect them
Melike Y Çelik[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Introduction: This study examined what affects parents' thoughts about vaccinating their children. We explored whether parents' attitudes towards the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and their perception of control of COVID-19 were related to their thoughts about vaccinating their children.
Methods: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of parents (n = 274) with children between the ages of 0-12. To collect data on parents' thoughts and opinions participants completed the Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccine Scale and the Perception of Control of COVID-19 Scale.
Results: Parents' thoughts about having their children vaccinated were related to a number of children, gender, education status, employment status, death of a relative due to COVID-19, and fear of taking their child to a hospital due to fear of COVID-19. There was a statistically significant relationship between the parents' thought of vaccinating their children against COVID-19 and the mean scores of the Attitudes Toward the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale and the Perception of Control of COVID-19 Scale.
Conclusion: It was surprising that parents with a high education level and working parents had negative thoughts about getting their children vaccinated against COVID-19. In addition, parents' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine and their perceptions of COVID-19 control were related to parents' thoughts on getting their children vaccinated.
Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; parents' COVID-19 vaccine attitude; parents' perception of control.
. 2021 Dec 28.
doi: 10.1111/jcap.12362. Online ahead of print.
The thoughts of parents to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: An assessment of situations that may affect them
Melike Y Çelik[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34962336
- DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12362
Abstract
Introduction: This study examined what affects parents' thoughts about vaccinating their children. We explored whether parents' attitudes towards the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and their perception of control of COVID-19 were related to their thoughts about vaccinating their children.
Methods: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of parents (n = 274) with children between the ages of 0-12. To collect data on parents' thoughts and opinions participants completed the Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccine Scale and the Perception of Control of COVID-19 Scale.
Results: Parents' thoughts about having their children vaccinated were related to a number of children, gender, education status, employment status, death of a relative due to COVID-19, and fear of taking their child to a hospital due to fear of COVID-19. There was a statistically significant relationship between the parents' thought of vaccinating their children against COVID-19 and the mean scores of the Attitudes Toward the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale and the Perception of Control of COVID-19 Scale.
Conclusion: It was surprising that parents with a high education level and working parents had negative thoughts about getting their children vaccinated against COVID-19. In addition, parents' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine and their perceptions of COVID-19 control were related to parents' thoughts on getting their children vaccinated.
Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; parents' COVID-19 vaccine attitude; parents' perception of control.