Exploring Hesitancy, Motivations, and Practical Issues for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Vaccine-Hesitant Adopter Parents Using the Increasing Vaccination Model.
Rachel S Purvis, Ramey Moore, Don E Willis and 5 others
PMID 38430095WHAT IT FOUND
Hesitant parents who vaccinated their children described safety worries, but they acted when trusted providers gave clear recommendations, family norms supported vaccination, or access was easy.
Key findings
01Parents described safety concerns about side effects and the newness of the vaccine as sources of hesitancy.
02Direct recommendations from healthcare providers and social norms in their networks were described as helping parents vaccinate despite hesitancy.
03Vaccine accessibility was described as both a facilitator and a barrier for these parents.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
Findings come from a small exploratory sample and may not generalise. Participants were parents who had already chosen to vaccinate, so the study does not describe parents who refused. The design does not test whether provider recommendations, social norms, or access cause vaccination.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that provider recommendations or easy access increase vaccination. This study only reports what hesitant parents said helped them vaccinate.