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- The Effect of Parental Vaccine Literacy Level and Attitudes on COVID19 Vaccination Decisions for Chi...
The Effect of Parental Vaccine Literacy Level and Attitudes on COVID19 Vaccination Decisions for Children Aged 5-11 Years: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors : Özlem Akarsu, Mahmut Caner Us
Pages : 41-48
Doi:10.26650/jchild.2023.1344596
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Publication Date : 2023-10-24
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the decision of parents of children aged 5-11 years to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 and to investigate the relationship between this decision and their vaccine literacy and attitudes. Materials and Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional research design was implemented on 635 parents between April 2022 and December 2022. Data were collected using the COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Scale, the Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale, and an Information Form. Results: A positive and significant relationship was found between the scores of the parents on the COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Scale and the Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale. In the study, it was determined that the total score averages of the Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale were significantly higher for the parents who had had all childhood vaccinations for their children, who agreed to have their child vaccinated for the COVID-19 vaccine, who had had the COVID-19 vaccine themselves, and who stated that the vaccine should be mandatory for both adults and children. Conclusion: It was concluded that parents’ willingness to vaccinate their children routinely and their level of vaccine literacy about the COVID-19 vaccine positively influenced their attitude and decisions towards vaccinating their children against COVID-19.Keywords : aşı okuryazarlığı, aşı tutumu, COVID 19 aşısı, çocuk, ebeveyn