Longitudinal parental perception of COVID-19 vaccines for children in a multi-site, cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake is not well understood. Among parents of a prospective cohort of children aged 6 months-17 years, we assessed COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP), and uptake over 15 months.

Methods

The PROTECT study collected sociodemographic characteristics of children at enrollment and COVID-19 vaccination data and parental KAPs quarterly. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were used to test the effect of KAPs on vaccine uptake; McNemar's test for paired samples was used to evaluate KAP change over time.

Results

A total of 2,837 children were enrolled, with more than half (61 %) vaccinated by October 2022. Positive parental beliefs about vaccine safety and effectiveness strongly

SUBMITTER: Rivers P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11407182 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature