Parental coronavirus disease vaccine hesitancy for children in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study (original) (raw)
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F1000Research, 2022
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requires mass immunization to control the symptoms and global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Data from developed countries reported a high prevalence of parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. However, parental vaccine hesitancy data in countries with low and middle income are scarce. The goal of this study was to assess the prevalence of parental vaccine hesitancy and identify subgroups with higher odds of vaccine hesitancy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on parents of children aged <18 years from October 10, 2021, to October 31, 2021. Parents aged ≥18 years underwent face-to-face interviews in randomly selected places in Bangladesh using a vaccine hesitancy questionnaire. Predictors were identified using binary logistic regression analysis. Results: Data from 2633 eligible parents were analyzed. Overall, 42.8% reported COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for their youngest child. The final model suggested that children's age, parent's age, religion, occupation, monthly household income, permanent address, living location, the status of tobacco use, adherence with the regular government vaccination programs (other than COVID-19), perception about COVID-19 vaccine efficacy among Bangladeshi children, self- vaccination intention, report about family members' illness or death from COVID-19, and perceived COVID-19 threat were the independent predictors of parental vaccine hesitancy. Conclusions: Vaccine hesitation varied based on sociodemographic characteristics, religion, behavior, and perceived COVID-19 threat. Therefore, interventions focused on addressing vaccine hesitancy among subgroups are warranted.
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A meta-analysis
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BackgroundVaccination is the most effective method to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Nevertheless, vaccine hesitancy has been an issue. Parental hesitancy toward vaccines is a major part of the problem. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is no different, it poses another challenge in facing the pandemic. In Low- and Middle-Income Countries (L&MICs) several studies measured parents' acceptance to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 and resulted in different acceptance proportions.AimsThe paper aims at obtaining a precise estimate of the overall proportion of L&MICs' parents accepting to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 and identifying the main determinant of their decisions.MethodsThis meta-analysis follows the PRISMA 2020 statement on updated guidelines and the checklist for reporting systematic reviews. Studies published between December till February 2022 were assessed for inclusion. The final effect size (i.e., the proportion of parents in L&MICs accep...
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Journal, 2022
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COVID-vaccine hesitancy among parents in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A meta-analysis
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Background: Vaccination is the most e ective method to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Nevertheless, vaccine hesitancy has been an issue. Parental hesitancy toward vaccines is a major part of the problem. COVID-vaccine acceptance is no di erent, it poses another challenge in facing the pandemic. In Low-and Middle-Income Countries (L&MICs) several studies measured parents' acceptance to vaccinate their children against COVID-and resulted in di erent acceptance proportions. Aims: The paper aims at obtaining a precise estimate of the overall proportion of L&MICs' parents accepting to vaccinate their children against COVID-and identifying the main determinant of their decisions. Methods: This meta-analysis follows the PRISMA statement on updated guidelines and the checklist for reporting systematic reviews. Studies published between December till February were assessed for inclusion. The final e ect size (i.e., the proportion of parents in L&MICs accepting to vaccinate their children against COVID-) was measured using the Arcsine proportions method. Analysis was done using R program. Results: The proportion of parents in L&MICs accepting to vaccinate their children against COVID-is %. The major reason for their acceptance is their belief that COVID-vaccine is fundamental to the fight against the pandemic while the most common factor for parents' hesitancy to vaccinate their children against COVID-is their concerns about vaccine e cacy, safety, and possible side e ects. Conclusion: The proportion of parents in L&MICs accepting to vaccinate their children against COVID-is lower than the global level. To increase parental acceptance, responsible authorities should concentrate on increasing their population's trust in the government and in vaccine manufacturers. As well as concentrating on increasing acceptance of the vaccine idea in general.
BMJ Open, 2021
ObjectivesTo assess COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Bangladesh and identify population subgroups with higher odds of vaccine hesitancy.DesignA nationally representative cross-sectional survey was used for this study. Descriptive analyses helped to compute vaccine hesitancy proportions and compare them across groups. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to compute the adjusted OR.SettingBangladesh.ParticipantsA total of 1134 participants from the general population, aged 18 years and above participated in this study.Outcome measuresPrevalence and predictors of vaccine hesitancy.ResultsOf the total participants, 32.5% showed COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Hesitancy was high among respondents who were men, over 60, unemployed, from low-income families, from central Bangladesh, including Dhaka, living in rented houses, tobacco users, politically affiliated, doubtful of the vaccine’s efficacy for Bangladeshis and those who did not have any physical illnesses in the past year. ...
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Factor Affecting COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Bangladesh: An Empirical Investigation
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This study aims to look at the causes of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Bangladesh by examining the cultural and religious values, lack of trust, misinformation, and fear of side effects as predictors of vaccine hesitancy. Self-developed measurement items, developed based on the expert's opinion, were used to accomplish the objective. Data was gathered from 268 respondents who represented their community through both an online and a physical survey. SPSS version 25 was used to optimize descriptive statistics. Besides, SmartPLS 3.0 was used to examine the hypotheses using the PLS-SEM approach. The study confirms that lack of trust, misinformation and fear of side effects all play a role in vaccine hesitancy. Besides, the results have many significant implications for public health policymakers, vaccine manufacturers and distributors, and the media. Besides that, the study proposes some new research avenues for overcoming this study's limitations and gaining more detailed information on the topic.
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