Acceptance and hesitancy of parents to vaccinate children against coronavirus disease 2019 in Saudi Arabia

Vaccination of masses against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is critical to overcome the pandemic and restore normalcy. However, vaccine refusal and hesitancy prevail in many countries. COVID-19 has rapidly spread in Saudi Arabia since 2020. The acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccines has been inv...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2022-10, Vol.17 (10), p.e0276183
Hauptverfasser:	Almansour, Ahd, Hussein, Sarah M, Felemban, Shatha G, Mahamid, Adib W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biology and Life Sciences Child Children Children & youth Coronaviruses COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - prevention & control COVID-19 Vaccines Cross-Sectional Studies Education Effectiveness Evaluation Families & family life Female Health aspects Health behavior Humans Immune system Medicine and Health Sciences Pandemics Parents Parents & parenting People and Places Questionnaires Sample size Saudi Arabia - epidemiology Side effects Social Sciences Statistical analysis Surveys Vaccination Vaccine efficacy Vaccines Viral diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Vaccination of masses against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is critical to overcome the pandemic and restore normalcy. However, vaccine refusal and hesitancy prevail in many countries. COVID-19 has rapidly spread in Saudi Arabia since 2020. The acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccines has been investigated in adults aged >18 years in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to understand the acceptance and hesitancy of parents to vaccinate children aged
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0276183