Prevalence of parents' non-intention to vaccinate their children and adolescents against COVID-19: A comparative analysis in Colombia and Peru
We aimed to estimate the prevalence and factors
associated with parents’ non-intention to vaccinate their children and
adolescents against COVID-19 in Colombia and Peru. We performed a secondary
analysis using a database generated by the University of Maryland and Facebook
(Facebook, Inc). We Included adult (18 and over) Facebook users residing in LAC
who responded to the survey between May 20, and November 5, 2021. We Included
sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, mental health, economic and food
insecurity, compliance with mitigation strategies against COVID-19, and
practices related to vaccination against this disease. We estimated crude (cPR)
and adjusted (aPR) prevalence ratios with their respective 95 %CI. We analyzed
a sample of 44,678 adults from Colombia and 24,302 from Peru. The prevalence of
parents' non-intention to vaccinate their children and adolescents against
COVID-19 was 7.41 % (n = 3,274) for Colombia and 6.64 % (n = 1,464) for Peru.
In Colombia, age above 35 years old, compliance with physical distancing, use
of masks, having economic insecurity, anxiety symptoms, having a chronic
condition or more comorbidities, and being vaccinated were associated with a
higher probability of vaccinating children and adolescents against COVID-19. In
Peru, female gender, compliance with physical distancing, use of masks, having
economic insecurity, anxiety symptoms, having a chronic condition or more
comorbidities, having had COVID-19, and being vaccinated were associated with a
higher probability of vaccinating children against COVID-19. Living in a town,
a village, or a rural area was associated with a higher prevalence of
non-intention to vaccinate children and adolescents against COVID-19. About 9
out of 10 parents in Colombia and Peru intend to vaccinate their children and
adolescents against COVID-19. This intention is associated with some factors
which are similar between the two countries, as well as other factors and
variations among the different regions of each country.
NOMBRE DE LA REVISTA
Vaccine: X
BASE DE DATOS A LA CUAL PERTENECE
Embase, Scopus, DOA, Web of Science, PubMed Central
TIPO DE MANUSCRITO
Análisis Secundario
IDIOMA
English
AUTORES DE LA SOCIEDAD
Jerry K. Benites Meza
