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- Title
Caregiver acceptance of an anticipated COVID-19 vaccination.
- Authors
Marquez, Ronnie R.; Gosnell, Elizabeth S.; Thikkurissy, S.; Schwartz, Scott B.; Cully, Jennifer L.
- Abstract
The world is hopeful a vaccine will help mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors conducted a hospital-based study using a questionnaire to examine parental acceptance of an anticipated COVID-19 vaccination. A 41-item questionnaire using the Health Belief Model was administered to caregivers of children receiving oral health care in a dental clinic in an urban pediatric teaching hospital. Demographic, health-seeking, and health-behavior questions were assessed. A total of 39.2% of caregivers would not allow their child to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Whereas 27.8% of caregivers agreed that if their physician recommends a COVID-19 vaccination, they will allow their child to receive it, 52.2% said that a health care professional could influence this decision. Dentists, intimately aware of the suggested risks of aerosol-generating procedures, can play a critical role in educating the public about the importance of accepting a COVID-19 vaccine. Dentists are in a unique position to discuss and advocate for vaccine acceptance. If a COVID-19 vaccine is not widely accepted, risks associated with performing aerosol-generating procedures will remain.
- Subjects
VACCINATION; PARENT attitudes; CAREGIVER attitudes; IMMUNIZATION; ACADEMIC medical centers; COVID-19 vaccines; ATTITUDE (Psychology); ORAL health; DENTAL care; PEDIATRICS; HEALTH attitudes; METROPOLITAN areas; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), 2021, Vol 152, Issue 9, p730
- ISSN
0002-8177
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.adaj.2021.03.004