Parents' perspectives on SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for children: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uptake of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for children aged 5-11 years has been lower than anticipated in Canada. Although research has explored parental intentions toward SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for children, parental decisions regarding vaccinations have not been studied in-depth. We sought to explore reasons why parents chose to vaccinate or not vaccinate their children against SARS-CoV-2 to better understand their decisions.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study involving in-depth individual interviews with a purposive sample of parents in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. We conducted interviews via telephone or video call from February to April 2022 and analyzed the data using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

We interviewed 20 parents. We found

SUBMITTER: Wigle J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9943572 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature