Trust in Information Sources and Parents' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) of Children's PCV13 Vaccination in the Yangtze River Delta Region, China.

ABSTRACT: Background: Trust in information sources is essential to enhance an individual's understanding of the message and boost their willingness to change or act on specific health behavior, including vaccine uptake. This study explores the association between trust in information sources and parents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding their children's 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) uptake across seven cities in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region in China. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted from May to June 2023. Adult parents (N = 1304) who had at least one child aged 24 months or less and lived in the YRD region were recruited. The Adjusted Ordinary Least Squares (OLSs) regression model was applied to estimate the association b

SUBMITTER: Pan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12474068 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature