Parental Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake for Children over 5 Years of Age in Texas

Authors

Paula M Cuccaro
Jihye Choi
Yordanos M Tiruneh
Journey Martinez
Jing Xie
Michelle Crum
Mark Owens
Jose-Miguel Yamal

Publication Date

5-11-2024

Journal

Vaccines

Abstract

The COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children, yet parental hesitancy towards vaccinating children against the virus persists. We conducted a telephone-administered weighted survey in Texas to examine parents' sociodemographic factors and medical conditions associated with COVID-19 vaccination intention for parents with unvaccinated children ages 5-17 years. We collected responses from 19,502 participants, of which 4879 were parents of children ages 5-17 years. We conducted multiple logistic regression with Lasso-selected variables to identify factors associated with children's vaccination status and parents' intention to vaccinate their children. From the unweighted sample, less than half of the parents (46.8%) had at least one unvaccinated child. These parents were more likely to be White, English-speaking, not concerned about illness, privately insured, and unvaccinated for COVID-19 themselves (

Keywords

COVID-19, vaccination, vaccine hesitancy, intention, parent, child

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PMID: 38793777