Purpose

This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the parents’ willingness to vaccinate their children with the COVID-19 vaccine and related determinants with specific attention to willingness for adolescents as compared to younger children.

Methods

Data were collected through a confidential online questionnaire.

Results

A total of 607 parents agreed to participate. More than two-thirds of the parents had good knowledge about the modes of transmission of COVID-19, knew that subjects of any age may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and 85.5% correctly indicated the main behavioral preventive measures against COVID-19. With regard to attitudes, 78.7% agreed that COVID-19 is a serious disease, whereas only 42.3% agreed that it is preventable. Overall, 68.5% were willing to vaccinate their children with the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically 74.5% of parents of adolescents and 65.5% of those of younger children, and the results of the multivariate analysis showed that parents of adolescents aged 12–15 years or 16–18 years compared to those of children aged 11 years or less, those who had more than two children, those who reported that their children had been visited by the primary care pediatrician/physician in the previous 12 months, those who agreed that COVID-19 is a serious disease, considered very useful the COVID-19 vaccine, had been vaccinated against influenza in the previous season, and had received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to be willing to vaccinate their children.

Conclusion

In conclusion, a relevant proportion of parents are willing to vaccinate their children, with the parents of adolescents showing a higher willingness compared to those of younger children. However, there is still room for reducing hesitancy and refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine in this strategic population group by promoting communication to mitigate concerns toward the COVID-19 vaccine.

中文翻译：

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父母为孩子接种 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿：意大利的一项调查结果

目的

这项横断面研究旨在评估父母为孩子接种 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿和相关决定因素，特别关注青少年与年幼儿童相比的意愿。

方法

数据是通过保密的在线问卷收集的。

结果

共有607名家长同意参加。超过三分之二的家长对 COVID-19 的传播方式有很好的了解，知道任何年龄的受试者都可能感染 SARS-CoV-2，85.5% 的家长正确指出了针对 COVID-19 的主要行为预防措施-19。关于态度，78.7% 的人同意 COVID-19 是一种严重的疾病，而只有 42.3% 的人同意它是可以预防的。总体而言，68.5% 的人愿意为他们的孩子接种 COVID-19 疫苗，特别是 74.5% 的青少年父母和 65.5% 的幼儿父母，多变量分析的结果显示，12-15 岁青少年的父母或 16-18 岁，与 11 岁或以下、有两个以上孩子的儿童相比，

结论

总之，有相当比例的父母愿意为他们的孩子接种疫苗，与年幼儿童的父母相比，青少年的父母表现出更高的意愿。但是，通过促进沟通以减轻对 COVID-19 疫苗的担忧，仍有空间减少这一战略人群对 COVID-19 疫苗的犹豫和拒绝。