Predicting vaccine hesitancy among parents towards COVID-19 vaccination for their children in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There was a considerably slower uptake among children despite the high COVID-19 vaccination uptake amongst adults and adolescents in Singapore. This was concerning as unvaccinated children are at risk of severe COVID-19 infections and a source and reservoir of infections. We sought to understand the impact of social media on parental vaccine hesitancy and to determine the risk factors associated with vaccine hesitancy.

Methods

An electronic survey conducted from November 2021 to March 2022. Data on the demographic profiles of respondents and to classify them based on their vaccine hesitancy status. Data including the choice of social media used to obtain information on the COVID-19 pandemic, frequency of use were collected. Statistical significance was defined as

SUBMITTER: Low JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9589407 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature