Changes in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability among Parents with Children Aged 6-35 Months in China-Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys in 2020 and 2021.

ABSTRACT: China is considering to offer COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6-35 months. This study investigated the changes in COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and associated factors among parents with children aged 6-35 months in 2020 and 2021. Two rounds of cross-sectional online surveys were conducted among adult factory workers in Shenzhen, China. A subset of 208 (first round) and 229 (second round) parents with at least one child aged 6-35 months was included in the study. Parental acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination increased significantly from 66.8% in the first round to 79.5% in the second round (p = 0.01). Positive attitudes, perceived subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control were associated with higher parental acceptability in both rounds of surveys (p values ra

SUBMITTER: Zhang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9867369 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature