Public attitudes and influencing factors toward COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents/children: a scoping review

Abstract

Objective To systematically clarify attitudes and influencing factors of the public towards COVID-19 vaccination for children or adolescents. Design A scoping review. Methods This scoping review screened, included, sorted, and analyzed relevant studies on COVID-19 vaccination for children or adolescents before 31 December 2021 in databases, including Pubmed, Elsevier, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Wiley. Results A total of 34 studies were included. The results showed that the public’s acceptance rate towards COVID-19 vaccination for children or adolescents ranged from 4.9% (southeast Nigerian mothers) to 91% (Brazilian parents). Parents’ or adolescents’ age, gender, education level, and cognition and behavior characteristics for the vaccines were the central factors affecting vaccination. The vaccine’s safety, effectiveness, and potential side effects were the main reasons affecting vaccination. Conclusions Realizing current public attitudes of COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents or children can effectively develop intervention measures and control the pandemic as soon as possible through herd immunity.

COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Availability and Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 5–11 Years — United States, November 1, 2021–April 25, 2022

“…Concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness continue to deter many parents from seeking COVID-19 vaccination for their children (7). Parents might also perceive the risk for serious COVID-19-associated illness to be low in children, leading them to defer vaccination (7). Beyond maintaining access to COVID-19 vaccine providers, interventions to overcome vaccine hesitancy are needed to improve vaccination coverage The findings in this report are subject to at least five limitations.…”

“…Whereas ensuring access to COVID-19 vaccine providers might increase vaccination coverage, several other barriers to COVID-19 vaccination exist in pediatric populations. Concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness continue to deter many parents from seeking COVID-19 vaccination for their children (7). Parents might also perceive the risk for serious COVID-19-associated illness to be low in children, leading them to defer vaccination (7).…”

The Mediating Role of the Perceived COVID-19 Vaccine Benefits: Examining Israeli Parents’ Perceptions Regarding Their Adolescents’ Vaccination

“…The latter was also found to be a significant predictor in a survey aimed at assessing parents' willingness to vaccinate their child against influenza [21]. A recent scoping review aimed at examining attitudes toward and influencing factors regarding COVID-19 vaccination of children and adolescents revealed further relevant aspects [22]. While it included a total of 34 studies, many of them examined vaccine responsiveness among children and adolescents without separating the different age groups and considering their characteristics [23][24][25].…”

“…While it included a total of 34 studies, many of them examined vaccine responsiveness among children and adolescents without separating the different age groups and considering their characteristics [23][24][25]. According to this scoping review, children and adolescents' COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rates vary from about 5% to 91% in the 34 studies reviewed [22]. The median acceptance rate was about 54%.…”

comparative study of self-compassion and corona disease anxiety in adolescents receiving and not receiving COVID-19 vaccine

“…Studies conducted to compare the intention to vaccinate among different age groups, show significant difference in terms of intention among adults, such that adolescents have on average 10-20 lower intention to vaccinate and this intention has a direct relationship with the age (Snehota et al, 2021;Liu, Ma, & Guo, 2022;Salimi et al, 2020). Gender, age, education, and cognitive, behavioral, and emotional characteristics can be referred among the most important factors affecting adolescents' decision to vaccinate (Nilsson et al, 2021;Liu et al, 2022). Self-compassion is among cognitive characteristics which can be effective.…”