Parents' Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children With COVID-19 Vaccine: Results of a Survey in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the parents' willingness to vaccinate their children with the COVID-19 vaccine and related determinants with specific attention to willingness for adolescents as compared to younger children.

Methods

Data were collected through a confidential online questionnaire.

Results

A total of 607 parents agreed to participate. More than two-thirds of the parents had good knowledge about the modes of transmission of COVID-19, knew that subjects of any age may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and 85.5% correctly indicated the main behavioral preventive measures against COVID-19. With regard to attitudes, 78.7% agreed that COVID-19 is a serious disease, whereas only 42.3% agreed that it is preventable. Overall, 68.5

SUBMITTER: Di Giuseppe G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8767903 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature