Harry Owen Taylor, Robert Joseph Taylor, Kazumi Tsuchiya, Linda Chatters
Social Isolation, Self-Rated Health, and Self-Rated Oral Health among African Americans
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
background coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 vaccine hesitancy remained significant concern among adults worldwide however much known parental vaccine hesitancy getting children vaccinated covid19 us thus purpose study conduct national assessment parents preferences covid19 vaccination children using evidencebased multitheory model mtm explore predictors vaccine hesitancy methods participate study national random sample parents n263 took valid reliable online questionnaire based mtm independent samples test chisquare test multiple logistic regression utilized analyze data results twofifths 42 participating parents willing get children vaccinated covid19 parental vaccination status booster dose acceptance education political affiliation significant predictors willingness get children vaccinated covid19 multiple logistic regression analyses behavioral confidence participatory dialogue ie perceived advantages versus disadvantages statistically significant predictors covid19 vaccination hesitancy children among participating parents conclusion given multiple factors found influential parental hesitancy covid19 vaccination among children multimodal evidencebased interventions needed increase uptake covid19 vaccines among children influencing parents perceptions increasing confidence dispelling misinformation reducing constraints vaccination interventions emphasize communication messaging truthful interactive scientifically correct delivered variety communitybased settings