Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
<p dir="ltr">As the global vaccination mass campaign against COVID-19 extended to children aged 5 to 11 years, some parents remained hesitant about their children being administered the vaccine despite data supporting its safety. Parent vaccine hesitancy (PVH) may have predisposed ce...
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| author | Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth (14589828) |
| author2 | Widaad Nuzhah Chut-kai Khoodoruth (14589856) Abd Alrhem Mohamad Ramadan (17886707) Beena Johnson (17886710) Shaima Gulistan (17886713) Raf Bernard Corvera Deluvio (17886716) Mohammed Nasser Alamri (17886719) Majid Al-Abdulla (17886722) Sami Ouanes (9617363) Yasser Saeed Khan (17191735) |
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| author_facet | Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth (14589828) Widaad Nuzhah Chut-kai Khoodoruth (14589856) Abd Alrhem Mohamad Ramadan (17886707) Beena Johnson (17886710) Shaima Gulistan (17886713) Raf Bernard Corvera Deluvio (17886716) Mohammed Nasser Alamri (17886719) Majid Al-Abdulla (17886722) Sami Ouanes (9617363) Yasser Saeed Khan (17191735) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth (14589828) Widaad Nuzhah Chut-kai Khoodoruth (14589856) Abd Alrhem Mohamad Ramadan (17886707) Beena Johnson (17886710) Shaima Gulistan (17886713) Raf Bernard Corvera Deluvio (17886716) Mohammed Nasser Alamri (17886719) Majid Al-Abdulla (17886722) Sami Ouanes (9617363) Yasser Saeed Khan (17191735) |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Biomedical and clinical sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Paediatrics Health sciences Epidemiology Public health Vaccination Children Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) World Health Organization (WHO) MMR vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine COVID-19 Parental vaccine hesitancy (PVH) Neurodevelopmental disorder Epidemiological study Cross-sectional study Questionnaire Statistical analysis Logistic regression Ethical considerations |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">As the global vaccination mass campaign against COVID-19 extended to children aged 5 to 11 years, some parents remained hesitant about their children being administered the vaccine despite data supporting its safety. Parent vaccine hesitancy (PVH) may have predisposed certain groups of children, particularly those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), to COVID-19 when other neurotypical children would have been vaccinated. We investigated the current PVH in 243 parents of children with ASD and 245 controls using the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) scale. The study was conducted in Qatar from May to October 2022. Overall, 15.0% [95% CI 11.7%; 18.3%] of parents were vaccine-hesitant, with no difference (p = 0.054) between groups (ASD children [18.2%] vs. controls [11.7%]). The only sociodemographic factor associated with higher vaccine hesitancy was being a mother (as compared to being a father). The COVID-19 vaccine receipt rate at the time of the study did not differ between ASD (24.3%) and non-ASD groups (27.8%). Around two-thirds of parents of children with ASD refused or were unsure about vaccinating their children against COVID-19. We found that the intent to vaccinate against COVID-19 was higher in parents who were married and in those with a lower PACV total score. Continued public health efforts are needed to address vaccine hesitancy among parents.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Scientific Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34191-y" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34191-y</a></p><p dir="ltr">Additional institutions affiliated with: Child Development Center - Rumailah Hospital</p> |
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| spelling | Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorderMohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth (14589828)Widaad Nuzhah Chut-kai Khoodoruth (14589856)Abd Alrhem Mohamad Ramadan (17886707)Beena Johnson (17886710)Shaima Gulistan (17886713)Raf Bernard Corvera Deluvio (17886716)Mohammed Nasser Alamri (17886719)Majid Al-Abdulla (17886722)Sami Ouanes (9617363)Yasser Saeed Khan (17191735)Biomedical and clinical sciencesCardiovascular medicine and haematologyClinical sciencesPaediatricsHealth sciencesEpidemiologyPublic healthVaccinationChildrenAutism spectrum disorder (ASD)World Health Organization (WHO)MMR vaccinePfizer-BioNTech vaccineCOVID-19Parental vaccine hesitancy (PVH)Neurodevelopmental disorderEpidemiological studyCross-sectional studyQuestionnaireStatistical analysisLogistic regressionEthical considerations<p dir="ltr">As the global vaccination mass campaign against COVID-19 extended to children aged 5 to 11 years, some parents remained hesitant about their children being administered the vaccine despite data supporting its safety. Parent vaccine hesitancy (PVH) may have predisposed certain groups of children, particularly those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), to COVID-19 when other neurotypical children would have been vaccinated. We investigated the current PVH in 243 parents of children with ASD and 245 controls using the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) scale. The study was conducted in Qatar from May to October 2022. Overall, 15.0% [95% CI 11.7%; 18.3%] of parents were vaccine-hesitant, with no difference (p = 0.054) between groups (ASD children [18.2%] vs. controls [11.7%]). The only sociodemographic factor associated with higher vaccine hesitancy was being a mother (as compared to being a father). The COVID-19 vaccine receipt rate at the time of the study did not differ between ASD (24.3%) and non-ASD groups (27.8%). Around two-thirds of parents of children with ASD refused or were unsure about vaccinating their children against COVID-19. We found that the intent to vaccinate against COVID-19 was higher in parents who were married and in those with a lower PACV total score. Continued public health efforts are needed to address vaccine hesitancy among parents.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Scientific Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34191-y" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34191-y</a></p><p dir="ltr">Additional institutions affiliated with: Child Development Center - Rumailah Hospital</p>2023-05-05T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1038/s41598-023-34191-yhttps://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Evaluating_COVID-19_vaccination_intentions_and_vaccine_hesitancy_among_parents_of_children_with_autism_spectrum_disorder/25125602CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/251256022023-05-05T03:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth (14589828) Biomedical and clinical sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Paediatrics Health sciences Epidemiology Public health Vaccination Children Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) World Health Organization (WHO) MMR vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine COVID-19 Parental vaccine hesitancy (PVH) Neurodevelopmental disorder Epidemiological study Cross-sectional study Questionnaire Statistical analysis Logistic regression Ethical considerations |
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| title | Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_full | Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_short | Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder |
| title_sort | Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder |
| topic | Biomedical and clinical sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Paediatrics Health sciences Epidemiology Public health Vaccination Children Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) World Health Organization (WHO) MMR vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine COVID-19 Parental vaccine hesitancy (PVH) Neurodevelopmental disorder Epidemiological study Cross-sectional study Questionnaire Statistical analysis Logistic regression Ethical considerations |