Perspectives on childhood coronavirus disease vaccination in Japan and influencing factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To support parental decision-making it is important to understand parents' perspectives on vaccination for their children and the factors that contribute to their vaccine hesitancy. There have been relatively few studies in this area in Japan, particularly with longitudinal and mixed methodologies.

Methods

We used an explanatory sequential mixed methods approach to describe longitudinal changes in vaccine acceptance and to explore factors associated with parental coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy. We recruited parents who had children aged 6 months to 11 years old from five facilities in Japan. Two cross-sectional online surveys and semi-structured online interviews were conducted. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore factors associated wit

SUBMITTER: Lelliott M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580370 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature