Understanding COVID-19 vaccine perceptions during parenthood in British Columbia
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Halonen, Alex
issued: 2024-04-15T15:50:16Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted challenges of implementing mass immunization programs for a novel vaccine. COVID-19 vaccine uptake in British Columbia (B.C.) was significantly lower in populations of children under 12 when compared with adults. Vaccine hesitancy, an emerging public health threat, was identified as a potential key contributor to the challenges faced in COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The World Health Organization (WHO) Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS) was modified for pediatric COVID-19 vaccines. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted in B.C. from October to December 2021 to understand COVID-19 vaccine intentions and perceptions of parents of children under the age of 12. We used logistic regression models to assess factors associated with parental vaccine hesitancy and to explore the relationship between a parent’s intention to vaccinate their child with a COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine hesitancy. Findings suggested about one-half of parents included in the study were vaccine hesitant for pediatric COVID-19 vaccines. The number of children under 12 in the household, healthcare provider (HCP) vaccine recommendation, parent COVID-19 vaccine status, and child influenza immunization history were identified as significant predictors of pediatric COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. A statistically significant relationship between parents’ intentions to vaccinate their child and vaccine hesitancy was found, indicating application of the scale could be of clinical significance. The findings from this study identified target parent groups with increased vaccine hesitancy for the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine. The factors influencing vaccine decision-making identified in this study could provide avenues for ongoing COVID-19 vaccine promotion among parents or for a future public health crisis requiring an emergent introduction of a novel pediatric vaccine. The findings from this study also support the use of the VHS as a clinical tool to scree…
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note: UNDERSTANDING COVID-19 VACCINE PERCEPTIONS DURING PARENTHOOD IN BRITISH COLUMBIA by Alex Halonen B.S.N., University of British Columbia, 2021 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Nursing) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) March 2024 © Alex Halonen, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: UNDERSTANDING COVID-19 VACCINE PERCEPTIONS DURING PARENTHOOD IN BRITISH COLUMBIA submitted by Alex Halonen in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. Dr. Marie Tarrant, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisor Dr. Elizabeth Keys, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Rishma Chooniedass, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Julie Bettinger, Faculty of Medicine University Examiner iii Abstract The Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted challenges of implementing mass immunization programs for a novel vaccine. COVID-19 vaccine uptake in British Columbia (B.C.) was significantly lower in populations of children under 12 when compared with adults. Vaccine hesitancy, an emerging public health threat, was identified as a potential key contributor to the challenges faced in COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The World Health Organization (WHO) Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS) was modified for pediatric COVID-19 vaccines. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted in B.C. from October to December 2021 to understand COVID-19 vaccine intentions and perceptions of parents of children under the age of 12. We used logistic regression models to assess factors associated with parental vaccine hesitancy and to explore the relationship between a parent’s intention to vaccinate their child with a COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine hesitancy. Findings suggested about one-half of parents include…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0441336
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Tarrant, Marie
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/87803