Parental health beliefs, intention, and strategies about covid-19 vaccine for their children: A cross-sectional analysis from five Arab countries in the Middle East.

Autor: Mohammed AH; School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Pharmacy, Al Rafidain University College, 10001 Baghdad, Iraq. Electronic address: alishanshool93@gmail.com., Hassan BAR; Department of Pharmacy, Al Rafidain University College, 10001 Baghdad, Iraq., Wayyes AM; Department of Pharmacy, Al Rafidain University College, 10001 Baghdad, Iraq., Gadhban AQ; Department of Medical Physics, Madenat al-Elem University College, Baghdad, Iraq., Blebil A; School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Pharmacy, Al Rafidain University College, 10001 Baghdad, Iraq., Alhija SA; The National Project for Vaccination & Epidemiological Investigation of Coronavirus (Covid), Amman, Jordan., Darwish RM; Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology Department, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, 11942, Amman, Jordan., Al-Zaabi AT; Pharmacy Department, Sohar Hospital, Oman., Othman G; College of Pharmacy, University of Science and Technology, Sana'a, Yemen., Jaber AAS; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapy, Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls, 19099 Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Al Shouli BA; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapy, Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls, 19099 Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Dujaili J; School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Pharmacy, Al Rafidain University College, 10001 Baghdad, Iraq., Al-Ani OA; Department of Pharmacy, Al Rafidain University College, 10001 Baghdad, Iraq., Muthanna FMS; Department of Pharmaceutical Care, School of Pharmacy, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Vaccine [Vaccine] 2022 Oct 26; Vol. 40 (45), pp. 6549-6557. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 23.
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.09.052
Abstrakt: Background: The issue around vaccination of children has brought divergent opinions among the populations across the globe and among the Arab population. There has been a low response rate to the calls for vaccination of children and this is reflective of the sentiments which parents may have towards their children being vaccinated. This study aims to explore the parents' health beliefs, intentions, and strategies towards the COVID-19 vaccine for their children among Arab population.
Methods: A cross-sectional study using an online survey from October to December 2021, was carried out in five Arab countries in the Middle East. A reliable health belief model (HBM) including five domains: severity, susceptibility, benefits, barriers and cues to action, was adopted. Chi-square, Mann-Whitney test, and multivariable logistic regression were performed for data analysis.
Results: The survey response rate was 58 % (1154/2000). Only 56 % of Arab parents are intended to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. The mean scores of parental health belief are largely driven by their concern over the vaccine's side effect (p = 0.001) followed by its efficacy, safety (p < 0.001), and scheduling difficulty (p = 0.029). However, strategies that were statistically encouraged parents to vaccinate their children included doctor's recommendation, adequate information being provided, and acceptance of the vaccine by public (p < 0.001). Parents with one child were almost three times most likely to vaccinate their children (OR = 2.660, 95 %CI = 1.572-4.504, p < 0.001). Parents' desire to vaccinate their children is also influenced by other factors such as job loss owing to COVID-19 and the presence of a health worker in the family.
Conclusion: Intention of Arab parents to vaccinate their children via COVID-19 vaccine is still limited. Thus, it is essential for health care authorities to avail the information which will debunk the erroneous beliefs which some parents have developed towards the vaccination of children against COVID-19.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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