Table 5 Parents’ attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination of children according to children vaccination status (n = 3744)
Variable | Children vaccination status | Total (n) | P value٭ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
COVID-19 vaccine protects children from the infection | < 0.001 | |||
No | 1092 (81.0) | 256 (19.0) | 1348 | |
Yes | 646 (51.7) | 633 (48.3) | 1249 | |
Neutral | 812 (70.8) | 335 (29.2) | 1147 | |
COVID-19 vaccines are safe to be used on children | < 0.001 | |||
No | 1115 (80.4) | 271 (19.6) | 1386 | |
Yes | 468 (50.2) | 465 (49.8) | 933 | |
Neutral | 967 (67.9) | 458 (32.1) | 1425 | |
I encourage vaccination of children against COVID-19 | < 0.001 | |||
No | 1225 (80.9) | 290 (19.1) | 1515 | |
Yes | 647 (52.0) | 598 (48.0) | 1245 | |
Neutral | 678 (68.9) | 306 (31.1) | 948 | |
A child can be infected with COVID-19 even after vaccination | < 0.001 | |||
No | 122 (68.5) | 56 (31.5) | 178 | |
Yes | 1957 (69.6) | 856 (30.4) | 2813 | |
Neutral | 471 (62.5) | 282 (37.5) | 753 | |
A child who had COVID-19 infection do not need the vaccine | < 0.001 | |||
No | 646 (58.4) | 460 (41.6) | 1106 | |
Yes | 1017 (74.9) | 341 (25.1) | 1358 | |
Neutral | 887 (69.3) | 393 (30.7) | 1280 | |
Natural immunity of the infection is better than vaccination | < 0.001 | |||
No | 450 (56.2) | 351 (43.8) | 801 | |
Yes | 1539 (76.0) | 487 (24.0) | 2026 | |
Neutral | 561 (61.2) | 356 (38.8) | 917 | |
A healthy child does not require COVID-19 vaccine | < 0.001 | |||
No | 672 (57.5) | 496 (42.5) | 1168 | |
Yes | 1250 (76.0) | 395 (24.0) | 1645 | |
Neutral | 628 (67.5) | 303 (32.5) | 931 | |
COVID-19 is not serious and does not require a vaccine | < 0.001 | |||
No | 1115 (60.6) | 725 (39.4) | 1840 | |
Yes | 606 (77.5) | 176 (22.5) | 782 | |
Neutral | 829 (73.9) | 293 (26.1) | 1122 | |
Face masks, social distancing, and sterilization are enough to prevent spread of COVID-19 | < 0.001 | |||
No | 644 (61.9) | 397 (38.1) | 1041 | |
Yes | 1384 (72.1) | 535 (27.9) | 1919 | |
Neutral | 522 (66.6) | 262 (33.4) | 784 | |
I’m against all children vaccines, not only the COVID-19 vaccine | < 0.001 | |||
No | 1582 (65.0) | 852 (35.0) | 2434 | |
Yes | 466 (77.8) | 133 (22.2) | 599 | |
Neutral | 502 (70.6) | 209 (29.4) | 711 | |
COVID-19 vaccine should only be given to elderly and children with diseases | < 0.001 | |||
No | 943 (59.9) | 631 (40.1) | 1574 | |
Yes | 841 (74.2) | 293 (25.8) | 1134 | |
Neutral | 766 (73.9) | 270 (26.1) | 1036 | |
The benefit of COVID-19 vaccine outweighs its side effects | < 0.001 | |||
No | 757 (81.0) | 178 (19.0) | 935 | |
Yes | 805 (58.2) | 577 (41.8) | 1382 | |
Neutral | 988 (69.2) | 439 (30.8) | 1427 | |
I’m against children vaccine as long-term side effects of the vaccine aren’t known | < 0.001 | |||
No | 411 (52.6) | 370 (47.4) | 781 | |
Yes | 1407 (78.0) | 397 (22.0) | 1804 | |
Neutral | 732 (63.2) | 427 (36.8) | 1159 | |
Children should be vaccinated against COVID-19 only when advised by a physician | < 0.001 | |||
No | 851 (81.4) | 195 (18.6) | 1046 | |
Yes | 969 (58.2) | 696 (41.8) | 1665 | |
Neutral | 730 (70.7) | 303 (29.3) | 1033 | |
The government have the right to impose COVID-19 vaccine on all citizens | < 0.001 | |||
No | 1471 (78.3) | 408 (21.7) | 1879 | |
Yes | 570 (55.4) | 458 (44.6) | 1028 | |
Neutral | 509 (60.8) | 328 (39.2) | 837 | |
COVID-19 vaccine will end the pandemic | < 0.001 | |||
No | 1193 (78.7) | 322 (21.3) | 1515 | |
Yes | 481 (54.4) | 404 (45.6) | 885 | |
Neutral | 876 (65.2) | 468 (34.8) | 1344 | |
Children should not be vaccinated against COVID-19 because vaccination is painful | < 0.001 | |||
No | 1276 (62.2) | 777 (37.8) | 2053 | |
Yes | 536 (77.8) | 153 (22.2) | 689 | |
Neutral | 738 (73.7) | 264 (26.3) | 1002 | |
Children should not be vaccinated against COVID-19 due to lack of scientific research about effects of the vaccine on children | < 0.001 | |||
No | 363 (52.2) | 332 (47.8) | 695 | |
Yes | 1568 (77.8) | 448 (22.2) | 2016 | |
Neutral | 619 (59.9) | 414 (40.1) | 1033 | |
COVID-19 vaccine is not effective because of the frequent mutations of the virus | < 0.001 | |||
No | 525 (57.5) | 388 (42.5) | 913 | |
Yes | 1131 (78.5) | 309 (21.5) | 1440 | |
Neutral | 894 (64.3) | 497 (35.7) | 1391 | |
COVID-19 vaccine changes human genes | < 0.001 | |||
No | 891 (63.0) | 523 (37.0) | 1414 | |
Yes | 472 (77.8) | 135 (22.2) | 607 | |
Neutral | 1187 (68.9) | 536 (31.1) | 1723 | |