Parental knowledge and Approval for their Children to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

Montalvo Y.J.O.; De La Rosa L.N.; Contreras A.L.J.; Paredes M.C.G.; Cipriano C.G.M.; Romaní K.J.O. · Revista Cubana de Pediatria (2023)

Resumen

Introduction: Risk-benefit analysis of the COVID-19 vaccine in children is challenging because of the relative effects of this vaccine. Therefore, the decision to vaccinate children rests with the parents. Aim: To assess the association between parental knowledge and acceptability for their children to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: Observational study of cross-sectional and analytical design with a population of 270 parents of students from a primary school in Lima, conducted in the period 2021-2022. A questionnaire was used to measure knowledge of the COVID-19 vaccine, a question to assess parental acceptability of this vaccine for their children and a data sheet to measure parental characteristics. Binary and multivariate logistic regression was considered in the statistical analysis. Results: 79.63% of parents accepted the COVID-19 vaccine for their children and 69.26% were aware of this vaccine. Furthermore, knowledge was shown to be associated with acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine (PRa:1.22, CI:1.08-1.37, p = 0.001). Conclusions: The majority of parents were knowledgeable about the COVID-19 vaccine and a large proportion of them accepted their children to be vaccinated. In addition, parents who were more knowledgeable about COVID-19 were more willing to have their children vaccinated. It is recommended that health personnel promote safe information for parents to make proper decisions.

Instituciones: Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae