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- Title
Vaccine hesitancy in families of children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Authors
da Silva Viana, Izabella; Gallindo Cursino, Emília; Faria da Silva, Liliane; Diniz Machado, Maria Estela; Cecchetti Vaz, Elenice Maria
- Abstract
Objective: to identify the reasons that led families of children to vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: qualitative study with semi-structured interviews carried out with 20 children's relatives, all of which were mothers of hospitalized children. Data was submitted to lexicographical analysis in the software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires, using descending hierarchical classification. Results: the fear of leaving one's house during the pandemic and the lack of vaccine supplies were the reasons found for vaccine hesitancy in the family of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: the reasons for vaccine hesitancy in the families of children found in this study threaten advancements in the struggle against vaccine-preventable diseases. Contributions to practice: government bodies, managers, and health unit nurses should be co-responsible for efficient measures to implement health education in this public, creating a bond of trust to reduce the risks from the increase in vaccine hesitancy and reduction in vaccine coverage in the country.
- Subjects
VACCINATION; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; COVID-19 vaccines; ATTITUDE (Psychology); RESEARCH methodology; INTERVIEWING; VACCINATION coverage; QUALITATIVE research; COMPARATIVE studies; VACCINE hesitancy; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; COVID-19 pandemic; CHILDREN
- Publication
Rev Rene, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1517-3852
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15253/2175-6783.20232489253