Public opinion and attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among parents of middle school students

SUN Hui

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.01.009

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SUN Hui. Public opinion and attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among parents of middle school students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(1): 38-40. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.01.009

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SUN Hui. Public opinion and attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among parents of middle school students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(1): 38-40. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.01.009

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Public opinion and attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among parents of middle school students

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.01.009

SUN Hui

School of Pre-school Education, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing (210013), China

Received Date: 2021-08-26
Rev Recd Date: 2021-12-01
Publish Date: 2022-01-25

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Objective To explore the impact of public opinion on the attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among parents of middle school students aged 12 to 17 years. Methods A total of 477 parents of middle school students were recruited online and offline. News reports and virtual online comments on the vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 were provided for them to read, after which all the parents reported their attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination for their child. Results Totally 73.55% of parents were willing to vaccinate their child. In addition, public opinion showed significant impacts on parental attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination (F=67.89, P < 0.01). After reading positive opinions (4.02±0.91), parental willingness to vaccinate was significantly higher than other comment conditions; Under the influence of negative opinions (2.56±0.88), parents' willingness to child vaccination was significantly lower than other opinion groups; There was no significant difference (P=0.77) between the neutral opinion group (3.71±0.79) and the control group (3.68±0.81). Conclusion The attitude towards child COVID-19 vaccination among parents of middle school students might be influenced by public opinions. Guidance on public opinion is key for child COVID-19 vaccination improvement.
- Coronavirus,
- Vaccination,
- Vaccines,
- Legal guardians,
- Attitude,
- Students

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