Investigating parental perceptions of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and attitudes to RSV vaccine in Jiangsu, China: Insights from a cross-section study.
Autor: | Wang Q; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China., Yang L; Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China., Li L; Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies, Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK., Xiu S; Department of Immunization, The Affiliated Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China., Yang M; Department of Immunization, The Affiliated Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China., Wang X; Department of Immunization, The Affiliated Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China., Shen Y; Department of Immunization, The Affiliated Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China., Wang W; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China., Lin L; Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7TH, UK; Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (D(2)4H), Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Electronic address: Leesa.Lin@lshtm.ac.uk. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Vaccine [Vaccine] 2025 Jan 12; Vol. 44, pp. 126570. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 29. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126570 |
Abstrakt: | Introduction: Our study aimed to assess parents' perceptions of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and their attitudes towards the RSV vaccine in China. Method: The cross-section study was performed between August 21 and November 15, 2023, in Jiangsu province, eastern China. We collected socio-demographics, awareness, knowledge, perceptions of susceptibility and severity of RSV, and attitudes towards RSV vaccine using online survey questionnaire from parents of child aged ≤14 years old. The chi-square test and logistic regression model to explore the associated factors. Results: A total of 2135 participants were included. About 26.0 % indicated that they had never heard of RSV (556/2135) and were unaware that infants and young children are at a high risk of contracting RSV (557/2135). The proportion of parents with a child under 1 year of age who were unaware of RSV was notably higher than that of parents with children in other age groups. 42.9 % of parents (916/2135) showed low level of perceived susceptibility of contacting RSV infection for their child. 70.6 % of parents (1508/2135) expressed their willingness to vaccinate their child against RSV. The most common reason for refusing the RSV vaccine was "Concern about vaccine's safety or side effects." 60.8 % of participants (1299/2135) considered a price of the RSV vaccine below 200 CNY (28 USD) as acceptable. Conclusion: The parents, particularly those with younger children, exhibited limited awareness and knowledge regarding RSV infection. Our study also showed the potential role of vaccine price as a barrier to the future use of RSV vaccine in China. 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. (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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