Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Little research exists on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among caregivers of children with cancer. We aimed to (a) describe vaccine hesitancy in parents of children with cancer for both their child and self, and (b) examine the mediating role of parent-reported COVID impact on the association between COVID exposure and vaccine hesitancy.

Procedure

We conducted a national survey of parents of children with cancer via Facebook and Momcology, a pediatric cancer community-based organization recruited February-May 2021. Parents completed standardized measures online. A series of mediation models assessed the role of COVID-19 impact (e.g., effects on parenting and well-being) on associations between COVID-19 exposure (e.g., direct/indirect exposure) and vaccine hesit

SUBMITTER: Skeens MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9088330 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature