Parental coronavirus disease vaccine hesitancy for children in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

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Tasnuva Samarukh Proma¹  Abu-sufian Sarkar²  Mohammad Ali³  Sohel Ahmed⁴  Tania Akter Urmi⁵  Atia Sharmin Bonna⁶  Md. Ariful Islam⁷ 

[1] Advanced Physiotherapy & Rehab Solution, Women's Children's & General Hospital, Dhaka, 1209, Bangladesh;Bashundhara Kings Football Club, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh;Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Uttara Adhunik Medical College, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh;Department of Physiotherapy, Mount Adora Hospital, Sylhel, 3100, Bangladesh;Jatio protibondhi seba o sahajjo kendro, Gopalgonj, 8100, Bangladesh;Save the Children, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh;Zaman Mordan Hospital, Sherpur, 2100, Bangladesh;

关键词: Bangladesh;    COVID-19;    developing countries;    parents;    pediatrics;    vaccine hesitancy.;    eng;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requires mass immunization to control the severity of symptoms and global spread. Data from developed countries have shown a high prevalence of parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. However, parental vaccine hesitancy data in low- and middle-income countries are scarce. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of parental vaccine hesitancy and identify subgroups with higher odds of vaccine hesitancy in parents in Bangladesh. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on the parents of children aged <18 years from October 10, 2021 to October 31, 2021. Parents participated in face-to-face interviews in randomly selected locations in Bangladesh using a vaccine hesitancy questionnaire. Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy were identified using binary logistic regression analysis. Results: Data from 2,633 eligible parents were analyzed. Overall, 42.8% reported COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for their youngest child. The final model suggested the following factors were associated with hesitancy: children's age; parent's age, religion, occupation, monthly household income, permanent address, living location, status of tobacco use, adherence with regular government vaccination programs (other than COVID-19), perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy among Bangladeshi children, self-vaccination intentions, reported family members' illness or death from COVID-19, and perceived threat of COVID-19 were the independent predictors of parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Conversely, participants who were not tobacco users, parents who were very likely to believe that their children or family members could be infected with COVID-19 in the following year and who were very concerned about their children or a family member contracting COVID-19 in the next year had significantly lower odds of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Conclusions: Our study suggested that vaccine hesitation varied based on sociodemographic characteristics, religion, behavior, and perceived COVID-19 threat. Therefore, interventions focused on addressing vaccine hesitancy among specific subgroups are warranted.

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