RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Factors Associated with Intention to Vaccinate Children 0-11 Years of Age Against COVID-19
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 1174
OP 1178
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220150R1
VO 35
IS 6
A1 Melissa S. Stockwell
A1 Christina A. Porucznik
A1 Ashton Dixon
A1 Jazmin Duque
A1 Joseph B. Stanford
A1 Vic Veguilla
A1 Fatimah S. Dawood
YR 2022
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/35/6/1174.abstract
AB Background: Millions of children have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, and over 1000 children have died in the US. However, vaccination rates for children 5 to 11 years old are low.Methods: Starting in August 2020, we conducted a prospective SARS-CoV-2 household surveillance study in Spanish and English-speaking households in New York City and Utah. From October 21 to 25, 2021, we asked caregivers about their likelihood of getting COVID-19 vaccine for their child, and reasons that they might or might not vaccinate that child. We compared intent to vaccinate by site, demographic characteristics, SARS-CoV-2 infection detected by study surveillance, and parents’ COVID-19 vaccination status using Chi-square tests and a multivariable logistic regression model, accounting for within-household clustering.Results: Among parents or caregivers of 309 children (0 to 11 years) in 172 households, 87% were very or somewhat likely to intend to vaccinate their child. The most prevalent reasons for intending to vaccinate were to protect family and friends and the community; individual prevention was mentioned less often. The most prevalent reasons for not intending to vaccinate were side effect concerns and wanting to wait and see.In multivariable analysis, parents had much lower odds of intending to vaccinate if someone in the household had tested SARS-CoV-2-positive during the study (adjusted odds ratio = 0.09; 95% confidence interval, 0.03-0.3).Conclusion: This study highlighted several themes for clinicians and public health officials to consider including the importance and safety of vaccination for this age-group even if infected previously, and the benefits of vaccination to protect family, friends, and community.