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- Title
Social Processes and COVID-19 Vaccination of Children of Hesitant Mothers.
- Authors
Willis, Don E.; Purvis, Rachel S.; Moore, Ramey; Li, Ji; Selig, James P.; Imran, Tabasum; Zimmerman, Stacy; McElfish, Pearl A.
- Abstract
Objective: Investigate relationships between pediatric COVID-19 vaccination and social processes of healthcare provider recommendations and school encouragement to provide insights into social processes that may support pediatric COVID-19 vaccination among hesitant mothers. Methods: We analyzed survey data from a subsample (n = 509) of vaccine-hesitant mothers to child patients (ages 2 to 17) in regional clinics across Arkansas. Data were collected between September 16th and December 6th, 2022. Full information maximum likelihood multivariable logistic regression was conducted to evaluate associations with pediatric COVID-19 vaccination. Results: Adjusted odds of pediatric COVID-19 vaccination were more than three times greater when a child's healthcare provider recommended vaccination compared to when they did not (aOR = 3.52; 95% CI[2.06, 6.01]). Adjusted odds of pediatric COVID-19 vaccination were 85% greater when a child's school encouraged parents to vaccinate compared to when the school did not (aOR = 1.85; 95% CI[1.13, 3.03]). Conclusions: For pediatric COVID-19 vaccination, having a personal healthcare provider is not significantly different from having no personal healthcare provider if they do not recommend the child be vaccinated. Practice Implications: Clinical and public health interventions should consider social processes of healthcare provider recommendations and school encouragement.
- Subjects
ARKANSAS; IMMUNIZATION; RESEARCH funding; SCHOOLS; LOGISTIC regression analysis; MAXIMUM likelihood statistics; MULTIVARIATE analysis; PEDIATRICS; SURVEYS; ODDS ratio; PSYCHOLOGY of mothers; VACCINE hesitancy; SOCIAL support; CLINICS; CONFIDENCE intervals; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; COVID-19; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
- Publication
Journal of Community Health, 2024, Vol 49, Issue 4, p700
- ISSN
0094-5145
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10900-024-01340-x