Attitude and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine in Parents and Adolescents: A Nationwide Surveyopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Hyunju; Choe, Young June; Kim, Shinkyeong; Cho, Hye-Kyung; Choi, Eun Hwa; Lee, Jia; Bae, Hyuna; Choi, Sae-Rom; You, Myoungsoon
- Issue Date
- 8월-2022
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- Keywords
- COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; SARS-CoV-2; Adolescent; Child; Korea
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, v.71, no.2, pp.164 - 171
- Indexed
- SCIE
SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
- Volume
- 71
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 164
- End Page
- 171
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/145861
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.05.018
- ISSN
- 1054-139X
- Abstract
- Purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are currently authorized for emergency use in adolescents aged 12-17 years; however, there is concern and uncertainty regarding the safety and necessity of COVID-19 vaccination. A survey was carried out to assess the attitudes and acceptance towards vaccination in adolescents. Methods: A nationwide web-based survey was conducted among adolescents aged 12-17 years and their parents between June 29 and July 8, 2021 on a platform provided by the Ministry of Education. Results: A total of 341,326 parents and 272,914 adolescents participated in this study. Intention for vaccination was 69.1% for adolescents, and 72.2% of parents reported they would recommend vaccination for their child. Among adolescents, perception of safety (odds ratio [OR] 4.09, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.95-4.22), effectiveness (OR 2.24, 95% CI 2.17-2.32), and risk-benefit (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.72-1.78) had the highest impact on intention for vaccination. Also, perceived risk (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.12-1.17), severity (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.10-1.13) for COVID-19 infection, self-health perception (OR 1.12, 95%, CI 1.10-1.14) and recent vaccination of childhood vaccines (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.19-1.32) were related to intention for COVID-19 vaccination. On the other hand, self-perceived knowledge (OR 0.96, 95% 0.95-0.98) was related to vaccine hesitancy. Gender or school district did not influence intention for COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents. Discussion: Decisions on COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents should be a shared process between adolescents, parents, and physicians based on updated information on safety and effectiveness. (C) 2022 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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