COVID-19 Vaccine Mistrust, Racial Discrimination, and Conspiracy Beliefs Among Parents in Canada: Implications for Public Health.

ABSTRACT: Despite studies documenting the evolution and factors related to COVID-19 vaccination in Canadian children, gaps in research on COVID-19 vaccine mistrust (VM) across ethnocultural groups hinder tailored public health responses. This study examines the sociodemographic characteristics and factors related to COVID-19 VM among racially diverse Canadian parents with children aged 0-12 years from Arab, Asian, Black, Indigenous, and White communities. A cross-sectional study was conducted among a representative sample of 2528 parents of children aged 0-12 years across Canada. They completed measures assessing COVID-19 VM, conspiracy beliefs, health literacy, everyday racial discrimination and sociodemographic data. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and multiple regression analyses explored factors

SUBMITTER: Dalexis RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12574492 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature