Table 3 Univariate analysis of factors associated with parents’ hesitancy to have their children vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine (n = 384)
From: Parental hesitancy against COVID-19 vaccination for children and associated factors in Taiwan
Variables | Categories | Parents (n = 384) | t/χ2 | P | Fathers (n = 76) | t/χ2 | P | Mothers (n = 308) | t/χ2 | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hesitation (n = 246) | No Hesitation (n = 138) | Hesitation (n = 38) | No Hesitation (n = 38) | Hesitation (n = 208) | No Hesitation (n = 100) | ||||||||
Sex | Male | 38(50) | 38(50) | 8.097 | 0.004 | 38(50) | 38(50) | / | / | ||||
Female | 208(84.6) | 100(26.7) | / | / | 208(84.6) | 100(26.7) | |||||||
Residence | Urban | 205(83.3) | 120(32.1) | 0.892 | 0.345 | 34(44.7) | 31(40.8) | 0.957 | 0.328 | 171(55.5) | 89(28.9) | 2.366 | 0.124 |
Rural/Town | 41(16.7) | 18(4.8) | 4(5.3) | 7(9.2) | 37(12.0) | 11(3.6) | |||||||
Educational level | High school and below | 24(6.3) | 14(3.6) | 0.015 | 0.903 | 3(3.9) | 3(3.9) | 0.000 | 1.000 | 21(5.5) | 11(3.6) | 0.059 | 0.808 |
Bachelor degree or above | 222(57.8) | 124(32.3) | 35(46.1) | 35(46.1) | 187(60.7) | 189(61.4) | |||||||
Whether is a medical worker | Yes | 108(28.1) | 57(14.8) | 0.244 | 0.622 | 22(28.9) | 13(17.1) | 1.774 | 0.183 | 86(27.9) | 44(14.3) | 0.001 | 0.980 |
No | 138(35.9) | 81(21.1) | 20(26.3) | 21(27.6) | 118(38.3) | 60(19.5) | |||||||
one-child family | Yes | 95(24.7) | 50(13.0) | 0.214 | 0.644 | 17(22.4) | 15(19.7) | 0.216 | 0.642 | 78(25.3) | 35(11.4) | 0.182 | 0.670 |
No | 151(39.3) | 88(23.9) | 21(27.6) | 23(30.3) | 130(42.2) | 65(21.1) | |||||||
Knowledge of COVID-19 | Yes | 114(29.7) | 85(22.1) | 8.238 | 0.004 | 22(28.9) | 28(36.8) | 2.921 | 0.087 | 91(29.5) | 53(17.1) | 3.747 | 0.053 |
NO | 185(48.2) | 53(13.8) | 16(21.1) | 9(11.8) | 113(36.7) | 42(13.6) | |||||||
Prevention against Covid-19 | Great effect | 169(44.0) | 110(28.6) | 5.395 | 0.020 | 23(30.3) | 35(46.1) | 10.483 | 0.001 | 146(47.4) | 75(24.4) | 0.770 | 0.380 |
Small effect | 77(20.1) | 28(7.3) | 15(19.7) | 3(3.9) | 62(20.1) | 25(8.1) | |||||||
Effectiveness in prevention COVID-19 | Effective | 187(48.7) | 115(29.9) | 8.818 | 0.093 | 31(8.1) | 34(44.7) | 0.957 | 0.328 | 156(50.6) | 81(26.3) | 1.371 | 0.242 |
Not effective | 59(15.4) | 23(6.0) | 7(9.2) | 4(5.3) | 52(16.9) | 19(6.2) | |||||||
Hesitancy of parents to receive vaccines against COVID-19 | Yes | 207(53.9) | 40(10.4) | 117.217 | <0.001 | 27(35.5) | 6(7.9) | 23.619 | <0.001 | 180(58.4) | 34(11.0) | 87.908 | <0.001 |
No | 39(10.2) | 98(25.5) | 11(14.5) | 32(42.1) | 28(9.1) | 66(21.4) | |||||||
Score of knowledge about COVID-19 | |||||||||||||
<30 | 136(35.4) | 24(6.3) | 52.228 | <0.001 | 27.4 ± 6.7 | 33.2 ± 5.6 | −4.081 | <0.001 | 26.7 ± 5.2 | 32.7 ± 4.0 | −7.097 | <0.001 | |
≥ 30 | 110(28.6) | 114(29.7) | |||||||||||
Safety of COVID-19 vaccines | Safe | 94(24.5) | 94(24.5) | 31.638 | <0.001 | 14(18.4) | 25(32.9) | 9.988 | 0.002 | 78(25.3) | 60(19.5) | 16.289 | <0.001 |
Unsafe | 152(39.5) | 44(11.5) | 21(27.6) | 7(9.2) | 129(41.9) | 36(11.7) | |||||||