Covid-19 hesitancy among adolescents: A systematic review
- Author:
Mary Roseanne Munoz
;
Alicia Tamesis
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Corona virus;
Hesitance;
Acceptance
- MeSH:
COVID-19;
SARS-COV;
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus;
Vaccination;
Immunization;
Adolescent;
Adolescence;
Teenagers;
Youth
- From:
The Philippine Children’s Medical Center Journal
2024;20(2):92-108
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:Vaccine hesitancy has been a public health issue for some time now, but gained more attention during COVID-19 pandemic. This systematic review aimed to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and identify factors affecting it among adolescents.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:The preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P 2020) was used. A search was performed in PubMed/ MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Herdin, and Cochrane databases on September 2023 using the key words: (COVID-19 OR SARS-COV OR corona virus) AND (Vaccination OR immunization) AND (adolescence OR teenagers OR youth) AND (hesitancy OR acceptance). Observational studies which determined the prevalence or risk factors for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among adolescents aged 10-19 years old were included.
RESULTS:There were 5 good quality cross-sectional studies included. The prevalence of adolescents who did not want to be vaccinated ranged between 8.4% and 61.0%; while the prevalence of being unsure if they want to be vaccinated was between 31.6% and 88.0%. Factors associated with vaccine hesitancy included being economically disadvantaged, not having influenza vaccination, worrying about its effectiveness and safety, and low perceived necessity.
CONCLUSION:There is good quality evidence that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy exists among adolescents. It is recommended that health workers should conduct information and education campaigns to iterate the effectiveness, safety, and misconceptions about of COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccination programs should also reach out to economically disadvantaged adolescents, and tapping parents and social media may be an effective strategy to improve vaccination acceptance among adolescents.
- Full text:202412231649138592192-108.pdf
