Chinese parents' willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To evaluate Chinese parents' willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19, identify its predictors, and provide a reference for raising the COVID-19 vaccination rate for children.

Method

PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and the databases in Chinese, including CNKI, WanFang, VIP, CBM, were searched from December 2019 to June 2022, and citation tracking was used to identify relevant studies. To calculate the rate with 95% confidence intervals (CI), a random-effects model was used. To explore sources of heterogeneity, sensitivity analysis and subgroup analysis were conducted. This analysis was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42022346866) and reported in compliance with the PRISMA guidelines.

Result

Overall, 80 studies were screened, and 13 studi

SUBMITTER: Ma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9798204 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature