Longitudinal association between parents' reported vaccination program preferences and children's actual immunization patterns in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As China expands its national immunization program, it is essential to understand parents' beliefs about pediatric vaccination programs and the translation into actual vaccination decision-making for their children. This study aims to characterize parents pediatric vaccination program preferences and assess the association between parents' reported vaccination preferences and their children's vaccination status.

Methods

In a prospective cohort study in Shanghai, China, we linked parents' survey responses about their preferences for pediatric vaccine programs when the child was ≤ 3 months in 2017 to their children's immunization records in 2020. We classified parents by their vaccination program preferences through a latent class analysis (LCA). Logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907872 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature