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Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda

BACKGROUND: Data on parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years against COVID-19 is still scarce. This study assessed parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years against COVID-19 and factors associated in Lira district, Uganda. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A cro...

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Autores principales: Puleh, Sean Steven, Kigongo, Eustes, Opio, Innocent Ojok, Akech, Stella Immaculate, Opollo, Marc Sam, Achan, Everlyne, Acen, Joy, Anyolitho, Maxson Kenneth, Acup, Walter, Kabunga, Amir
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Publicado: Dove 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37101835
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S404620
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author Puleh, Sean Steven
Kigongo, Eustes
Opio, Innocent Ojok
Akech, Stella Immaculate
Opollo, Marc Sam
Achan, Everlyne
Acen, Joy
Anyolitho, Maxson Kenneth
Acup, Walter
Kabunga, Amir
author_facet Puleh, Sean Steven
Kigongo, Eustes
Opio, Innocent Ojok
Akech, Stella Immaculate
Opollo, Marc Sam
Achan, Everlyne
Acen, Joy
Anyolitho, Maxson Kenneth
Acup, Walter
Kabunga, Amir
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description BACKGROUND: Data on parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years against COVID-19 is still scarce. This study assessed parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years against COVID-19 and factors associated in Lira district, Uganda. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A cross-sectional survey employing quantitative methods was conducted between October and November 2022 among 578 parents of children aged 5–17 years in 3 sub-counties in Lira district. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics including means, percentages, frequencies, and odds ratios. Logistic regression was used to determine associations between the factors and the readiness of parents at a 95% level of significance. RESULTS: Out of 634 participants, 578 responded to the questionnaire, giving a response rate of 91.2%. The majority of the parents (327, 56.8%) were female, had children aged between 12 and 15 years (266, 46.4%), and had completed primary education (351, 60.9%). Most of the parents were Christian (565, 98.4%), married (499, 86.6%), and had been vaccinated against COVID-19 (535, 92.6%). Results also indicated that 75.6% (ranging from 71.9% to 78.9%) of the parents were unwilling to vaccinate their children for the COVID-19 virus. The predictors of readiness were the age of the child (AOR: 2.02; 95% CI: 0.97–4.20; p=0.05) and lack of trust in the vaccine (AOR: 3.33; 95% CI: 1.95–5.71; p0.001). CONCLUSION: Our study shows that parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years was only 24.6%, which is suboptimal. The predictors of hesitancy were the age of the child and a lack of trust in the vaccine. Based on our results, the Ugandan authorities should provide health education interventions targeting parents to combat mistrust with respect to COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine and highlight the benefits of the vaccines.
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spelling pubmed-101247412023-04-25 Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda Puleh, Sean Steven Kigongo, Eustes Opio, Innocent Ojok Akech, Stella Immaculate Opollo, Marc Sam Achan, Everlyne Acen, Joy Anyolitho, Maxson Kenneth Acup, Walter Kabunga, Amir Pediatric Health Med Ther Original Research BACKGROUND: Data on parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years against COVID-19 is still scarce. This study assessed parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years against COVID-19 and factors associated in Lira district, Uganda. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A cross-sectional survey employing quantitative methods was conducted between October and November 2022 among 578 parents of children aged 5–17 years in 3 sub-counties in Lira district. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics including means, percentages, frequencies, and odds ratios. Logistic regression was used to determine associations between the factors and the readiness of parents at a 95% level of significance. RESULTS: Out of 634 participants, 578 responded to the questionnaire, giving a response rate of 91.2%. The majority of the parents (327, 56.8%) were female, had children aged between 12 and 15 years (266, 46.4%), and had completed primary education (351, 60.9%). Most of the parents were Christian (565, 98.4%), married (499, 86.6%), and had been vaccinated against COVID-19 (535, 92.6%). Results also indicated that 75.6% (ranging from 71.9% to 78.9%) of the parents were unwilling to vaccinate their children for the COVID-19 virus. The predictors of readiness were the age of the child (AOR: 2.02; 95% CI: 0.97–4.20; p=0.05) and lack of trust in the vaccine (AOR: 3.33; 95% CI: 1.95–5.71; p0.001). CONCLUSION: Our study shows that parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years was only 24.6%, which is suboptimal. The predictors of hesitancy were the age of the child and a lack of trust in the vaccine. Based on our results, the Ugandan authorities should provide health education interventions targeting parents to combat mistrust with respect to COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine and highlight the benefits of the vaccines. Dove 2023-04-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10124741/ /pubmed/37101835 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S404620 Text en © 2023 Puleh et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
spellingShingle Original Research
Puleh, Sean Steven
Kigongo, Eustes
Opio, Innocent Ojok
Akech, Stella Immaculate
Opollo, Marc Sam
Achan, Everlyne
Acen, Joy
Anyolitho, Maxson Kenneth
Acup, Walter
Kabunga, Amir
Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda
title Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda
title_full Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda
title_fullStr Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda
title_short Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda
title_sort parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years against covid-19 and its associated factors in lira district, uganda
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37101835
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S404620
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