Parents willingness to vaccinate their children aged 3-11 years with the COVID-19 booster vaccine in Nanjing
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.09.011
- VernacularTitle:南京市3~11岁儿童父母对子女接种新冠肺炎疫苗加强针的意愿
- Author:
GE Jinjin, LIU Li, WU Qifeng, XU Xinpeng, YOU Hua
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing (211166) ,China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Legal guardians;
Coronavirus;
Vaccination;
Vaccines;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(9):1324-1328
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate parents acceptance to the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for their children aged 3-11 years in Nanjing based on the theory of planned behavior, and to provide a scientific theoretical basis for carrying out COVID-19 booster vaccination among children of this age group.
Methods:A total of 1 286 parents of children aged 3-11 years in Nanjing were selected by multistage stratified cluster sampling. A questionnaire survey based on the theory of planned behavior was used to investigate their willingness to vaccinate their children with the COVID-19 booster dose, and structural equation model was used to conduct data analysis.
Results:About 90.2% of parents were willing to give their children a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The model constructed based on the theory of planned behavior could explain 42.2% of the variance of vaccination acceptance. Attitudes and perceived behavioral control had a direct positive effect on parents acceptance to booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (path coefficients were 0.47 and 0.18, P <0.01); The direct effect of subjective norms on vaccination acceptance was not statistically significant; Perceived behavioral control and subjective norms could have indirect positive effects on vaccination acceptance through attitudes (path coefficients were 0.27 and 0.13, P <0.01).
Conclusion:Parents in Nanjing have a higher acceptance to vaccinate their children aged 3-11 years with the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. The theory of planned behavior shows a good explanatory ability on parents acceptance to vaccinate their children, and attitude plays an important role in the formation of vaccination acceptance.
