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Questionnaire-Based Investigation of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Omani Parents in the Outpatient Pediatric Departments of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study
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: Received: 14 February 2024 / Approved: 14 February 2024 / Online: 14 February 2024 (15:25:12 CET)
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Hassan, M.M.; Al Yazidi, L.S.; Elsidig, N.; Al Falahi, M.; Al-salmi, N.; Al-Jaffari, Y.; Al-Amri, L.; Zeidan, H.; Al-Zakwani, I. Questionnaire-Based Investigation of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Omani Parents in the Outpatient Pediatric Departments of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints2024, 2024020820. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0820.v1
Hassan, M.M.; Al Yazidi, L.S.; Elsidig, N.; Al Falahi, M.; Al-salmi, N.; Al-Jaffari, Y.; Al-Amri, L.; Zeidan, H.; Al-Zakwani, I. Questionnaire-Based Investigation of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Omani Parents in the Outpatient Pediatric Departments of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints 2024, 2024020820. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0820.v1
Hassan, M.M.; Al Yazidi, L.S.; Elsidig, N.; Al Falahi, M.; Al-salmi, N.; Al-Jaffari, Y.; Al-Amri, L.; Zeidan, H.; Al-Zakwani, I. Questionnaire-Based Investigation of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Omani Parents in the Outpatient Pediatric Departments of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints2024, 2024020820. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0820.v1
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Hassan, M.M., Al Yazidi, L.S., Elsidig, N., Al Falahi, M., Al-salmi, N., Al-Jaffari, Y., Al-Amri, L., Zeidan, H., & Al-Zakwani, I. (2024). Questionnaire-Based Investigation of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Omani Parents in the Outpatient Pediatric Departments of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0820.v1
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Hassan, M.M., Hiam Zeidan and Ibrahim Al-Zakwani. 2024 "Questionnaire-Based Investigation of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Omani Parents in the Outpatient Pediatric Departments of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0820.v1
Abstract
Background: Vaccinating children against COVID-19 is an essential public health approach for preventing infection in children and adults. This study aimed to explore parents' attitudes toward and the rate of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among children in Oman. Methods: This cross-sectional study used an online, self-administered questionnaire. The 9-item questionnaire was validated earlier and administered between June 2021 and May 2022. Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. The parents received a pre-validated Google questionnaire. Responses from the parents of children younger than 11 years of age were accepted. Results: 384 participants completed the questionnaire, including 207 males (54%). The response rate was 86% (384/447). Of the 384 participants, 69% of the parents hesitated to vaccinate their children aged 1-11-year-old children). In parents of children aged 1–4 years, parental vaccination status was significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy (odds ratio [OR]: 0.116, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.044–0.306; p < 0.001). Additionally, vaccine hesitancy was significantly more common in mothers than in fathers (OR: 0.451, 95% CI: 0.240–0.848; p = 0.013).
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Mothers of children were 77% more likely to be hesitant than fathers (.78, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = 0.50–0.1.23; p = 0.283). Conclusion: Many parents hesitated to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. Consequently, future awareness campaigns and strategies should target new vaccines. The results of our study show that the Arabic version of the 5-point Likert Scale for Vaccination Hesitancy is a valid and reliable tool.
Keywords
vaccine hesitancy; children; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Oman
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
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