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Evaluating COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Khoodoruth, Mohamed Adil Shah; Khoodoruth, Widaad Nuzhah Chut-Kai; Ramadan, Abd Alrhem Mohamad; Johnson, Beena; Gulistan, Shaima; Deluvio, Raf Bernard Corvera; Alamri, Mohammed Nasser; Al-Abdulla, Majid; Ouanes, Sami; Khan, Yasser Saeed.
Afiliação
  • Khoodoruth MAS; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. mkhoodoruth@hamad.qa.
  • Khoodoruth WNC; Division of Genomics and Precision Medicine, College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Education City, Qatar. mkhoodoruth@hamad.qa.
  • Ramadan AAM; Centre of Disease Control and Prevention Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
  • Johnson B; Child Development Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
  • Gulistan S; Child Development Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
  • Deluvio RBC; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
  • Alamri MN; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
  • Al-Abdulla M; Department of Pediatrics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
  • Ouanes S; Department of Psychiatry, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
  • Khan YS; College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Sci Rep ; 13(1): 7353, 2023 05 05.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37147338
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.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Contexto em Saúde: 1_ASSA2030 / 2_ODS3 / 4_TD Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Vacinas / Transtorno do Espectro Autista / COVID-19 Limite: Child / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Contexto em Saúde: 1_ASSA2030 / 2_ODS3 / 4_TD Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Vacinas / Transtorno do Espectro Autista / COVID-19 Limite: Child / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article