Factors associated with parental COVID-19 vaccine attitudes and intentions among a national sample of United States adults ages 18-45.
Lakeshia Cousin, Stephanie Roberts, Naomi C Brownstein and 8 others
PMID 36716520WHAT IT FOUND
Parents already positive about vaccines were more likely to seek information or say they would vaccinate children.
More education and comfort with health numbers also linked to higher stated intention. Parents finding written health information hard were less likely. This is not a tested effect.
Key findings
01General positive vaccine attitudes were linked to higher parental intent to seek information, vaccinate children, and vaccinate after a provider recommendation.
02Parents who found written health information hard were less likely to seek vaccine information or vaccinate their children.
0348.3% said they would likely vaccinate children if the vaccine became available, and 52.2% said they would likely if a healthcare provider strongly recommended it.
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What it does not show
The study was cross-sectional, so it can show links but not prove cause. Participants were mostly White, English-speaking, higher income and education, and from an online panel, so findings may not apply to all parents. Health literacy and numeracy were measured with brief questions, not detailed tests. Intentions were about a future vaccine before most children were eligible, and actual vaccination was not measured. Some associations were small or not clearly established. The paper did not test whether advice changes behaviour.
Declared interests
The authors declared no known competing financial interests or personal relationships. The supplied text does not state who funded the work.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that a provider's strong recommendation will make parents vaccinate children. This was a survey of stated intentions before most children were eligible, not a test of advice, and it cannot show cause.