Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
How to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children? determinants associated with vaccine compliance |
| Authors: |
Moshe Hoshen, Vered Shkalim Zemer, Shai Ashkenazi, Zachi Grossman, Maya Gerstein, Noga Yosef, Moriya Cohen, Herman Avner Cohen |
| Source: |
Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 10 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
Frontiers Media S.A., 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Pediatrics |
| Subject Terms: |
coronavirus-2019, COVID-19 vaccine, children, co-morbidity, vaccine hesitancy, parental vaccination, Pediatrics, RJ1-570 |
| More Details: |
ObjectiveThree aims: to elucidate determinants associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake in children and the association with parental vaccination; to compare rates of PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 results between vaccinated and unvaccinated children; to estimate the rate of parental COVID-19 vaccination and its association with the vaccination rate of their children.MethodsWe performed a retrospective chart review of all children aged 5–11 years registered at a central district in Israel from November 21st, 2021 to April 30th, 2022, and characterized COVID-19 vaccinated vs. unvaccinated individuals. Data retrieved from the electronic medical files included: demographics [age, gender, sector, socioeconomic status (SES)]; COVID-19 vaccination (first and second doses) and influenza vaccination status; co-morbidities; and parental vaccinations for COVID-19. We divided the population into three distinct demographic groups: non-ultra-orthodox Jews (43,889 children), ultra-orthodox Jews (13,858 children), and Arabs (4,029 children).ResultsOf the 61,776 children included in the study, 20,355 (32.9%) received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination rates were similar amongst males and females and were higher in children aged 9–11 years compared to children aged 5–6 years. Multivariate analysis identified five independent determinants that were significantly (p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2296-2360 |
| Relation: |
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.1038308/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2360 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fped.2022.1038308 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/8a3765a541114f459e72470c16e0fad8 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.8a3765a541114f459e72470c16e0fad8 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
