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Parents’ perspectives on SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for children: a qualitative analysis

BACKGROUND: Uptake of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for children aged 5–11 years has been lower than anticipated in Canada. Although research has explored parental intentions toward SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for children, parental decisions regarding vaccinations have not been studied in-depth. We sought to e...

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Autores principales: Wigle, Jannah, Hodwitz, Kathryn, Juando-Prats, Clara, Allan, Kate, Li, Xuedi, Howard, Lisa, Fallon, Barbara, Birken, Catherine S., Maguire, Jonathon L., Parsons, Janet A.
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Publicado: CMA Impact Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9943572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36810223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221401
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author Wigle, Jannah
Hodwitz, Kathryn
Juando-Prats, Clara
Allan, Kate
Li, Xuedi
Howard, Lisa
Fallon, Barbara
Birken, Catherine S.
Maguire, Jonathon L.
Parsons, Janet A.
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Hodwitz, Kathryn
Juando-Prats, Clara
Allan, Kate
Li, Xuedi
Howard, Lisa
Fallon, Barbara
Birken, Catherine S.
Maguire, Jonathon L.
Parsons, Janet A.
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description BACKGROUND: Uptake of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for children aged 5–11 years has been lower than anticipated in Canada. Although research has explored parental intentions toward SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for children, parental decisions regarding vaccinations have not been studied in-depth. We sought to explore reasons why parents chose to vaccinate or not vaccinate their children against SARS-CoV-2 to better understand their decisions. METHODS: We conducted a qualitative study involving in-depth individual interviews with a purposive sample of parents in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. We conducted interviews via telephone or video call from February to April 2022 and analyzed the data using reflexive thematic analysis. RESULTS: We interviewed 20 parents. We found that parental attitudes toward SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for their children represented a complex continuum of concern. We identified 4 cross-cutting themes: the newness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and the evidence supporting their use; the perceived politicization of guidance for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination; the social pressure surrounding SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations; and the weighing of individual versus collective benefits of vaccination. Parents found making a decision about vaccinating their child challenging and expressed difficulty sourcing and evaluating evidence, determining the trustworthiness of guidance, and balancing their own conceptions of health care decisions with societal expectations and political messaging. INTERPRETATION: Parents’ experiences making decisions regarding SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for their children were complex, even for those who were supportive of SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations. These findings provide some explanation for the current patterns of uptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among children in Canada; health care providers and public health authorities can consider these insights when planning future vaccine rollouts.
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spelling pubmed-99435722023-02-22 Parents’ perspectives on SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for children: a qualitative analysis Wigle, Jannah Hodwitz, Kathryn Juando-Prats, Clara Allan, Kate Li, Xuedi Howard, Lisa Fallon, Barbara Birken, Catherine S. Maguire, Jonathon L. Parsons, Janet A. CMAJ Research BACKGROUND: Uptake of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for children aged 5–11 years has been lower than anticipated in Canada. Although research has explored parental intentions toward SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for children, parental decisions regarding vaccinations have not been studied in-depth. We sought to explore reasons why parents chose to vaccinate or not vaccinate their children against SARS-CoV-2 to better understand their decisions. METHODS: We conducted a qualitative study involving in-depth individual interviews with a purposive sample of parents in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. We conducted interviews via telephone or video call from February to April 2022 and analyzed the data using reflexive thematic analysis. RESULTS: We interviewed 20 parents. We found that parental attitudes toward SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for their children represented a complex continuum of concern. We identified 4 cross-cutting themes: the newness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and the evidence supporting their use; the perceived politicization of guidance for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination; the social pressure surrounding SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations; and the weighing of individual versus collective benefits of vaccination. Parents found making a decision about vaccinating their child challenging and expressed difficulty sourcing and evaluating evidence, determining the trustworthiness of guidance, and balancing their own conceptions of health care decisions with societal expectations and political messaging. INTERPRETATION: Parents’ experiences making decisions regarding SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for their children were complex, even for those who were supportive of SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations. These findings provide some explanation for the current patterns of uptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among children in Canada; health care providers and public health authorities can consider these insights when planning future vaccine rollouts. CMA Impact Inc. 2023-02-21 2023-02-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9943572/ /pubmed/36810223 http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221401 Text en © 2023 CMA Impact Inc. or its licensors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original publication is properly cited, the use is noncommercial (i.e., research or educational use), and no modifications or adaptations are made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Hodwitz, Kathryn
Juando-Prats, Clara
Allan, Kate
Li, Xuedi
Howard, Lisa
Fallon, Barbara
Birken, Catherine S.
Maguire, Jonathon L.
Parsons, Janet A.
Parents’ perspectives on SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for children: a qualitative analysis
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title_fullStr Parents’ perspectives on SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for children: a qualitative analysis
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title_short Parents’ perspectives on SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for children: a qualitative analysis
title_sort parents’ perspectives on sars-cov-2 vaccinations for children: a qualitative analysis
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9943572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36810223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221401
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