Health belief model of parents’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions for children: perceived benefits and barriers in Indonesia
IntroductionThe uptake of vaccines against COVID-19 remains low. Some barriers to childhood vaccination uptake persist, such as parents’ assumption that children are at lower risk of severe COVID-19 and tend to be asymptomatic carriers. This study aims to develop guidance for in-depth interviews for...
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| description | IntroductionThe uptake of vaccines against COVID-19 remains low. Some barriers to childhood vaccination uptake persist, such as parents’ assumption that children are at lower risk of severe COVID-19 and tend to be asymptomatic carriers. This study aims to develop guidance for in-depth interviews for a future qualitative study based on a cross-sectional quantitative study of parents with school-age children.MethodsThis study adopted a cross-sectional design. The study population comprised parents of 6–11-year-old children in the Centra Java province who had received the COVID-19 vaccine or not. The data were collected from August 2023 by filling in an online questionnaire. The sample size was calculated using formulation in OpenEpi for 95% confidence levels, with a statistical power of 80%.ResultsOur study finds that perceived benefit and perceived barriers are the two domains that most significantly influenced the parents’ intention to vaccinate their children. In our study, there was no significant association between parent gender and the intention to vaccinate their children. Our study shows that parents’ acceptance of vaccinating their children is high. We emphasized questions related to benefits and barriers in the interview. The questions on perceived benefits explored the advantages of COVID-19 vaccination. The content on perceived barriers examined the concerns of parents, the information influencing their decision to vaccinate their child, the procedure vaccination and the effect after vaccination.DiscussionThe significant association between parents’ intention to vaccinate their children and the perceived benefits and perceived barriers to vaccination generated guidance for in-depth interviews in the qualitative study. The health belief model should be further explored in Indonesia because of the potential external factors that may influence parents’ intention to vaccinate their children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6abbe7b561f3498e8bec2a026291f7372025-01-29T06:46:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-01-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.14854161485416Health belief model of parents’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions for children: perceived benefits and barriers in IndonesiaEka Wuri Handayani0Eka Wuri Handayani1Dyah Aryani Perwitasari2Fredrick Dermawan Purba3Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gombong, Kebumen, IndonesiaDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjajaran, Bandung, IndonesiaIntroductionThe uptake of vaccines against COVID-19 remains low. Some barriers to childhood vaccination uptake persist, such as parents’ assumption that children are at lower risk of severe COVID-19 and tend to be asymptomatic carriers. This study aims to develop guidance for in-depth interviews for a future qualitative study based on a cross-sectional quantitative study of parents with school-age children.MethodsThis study adopted a cross-sectional design. The study population comprised parents of 6–11-year-old children in the Centra Java province who had received the COVID-19 vaccine or not. The data were collected from August 2023 by filling in an online questionnaire. The sample size was calculated using formulation in OpenEpi for 95% confidence levels, with a statistical power of 80%.ResultsOur study finds that perceived benefit and perceived barriers are the two domains that most significantly influenced the parents’ intention to vaccinate their children. In our study, there was no significant association between parent gender and the intention to vaccinate their children. Our study shows that parents’ acceptance of vaccinating their children is high. We emphasized questions related to benefits and barriers in the interview. The questions on perceived benefits explored the advantages of COVID-19 vaccination. The content on perceived barriers examined the concerns of parents, the information influencing their decision to vaccinate their child, the procedure vaccination and the effect after vaccination.DiscussionThe significant association between parents’ intention to vaccinate their children and the perceived benefits and perceived barriers to vaccination generated guidance for in-depth interviews in the qualitative study. The health belief model should be further explored in Indonesia because of the potential external factors that may influence parents’ intention to vaccinate their children.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1485416/fullguidanceparents’ intentionchildhood vaccinationCOVID-19qualitative studyIndonesia |
| spellingShingle | Eka Wuri Handayani Eka Wuri Handayani Dyah Aryani Perwitasari Fredrick Dermawan Purba Health belief model of parents’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions for children: perceived benefits and barriers in Indonesia Frontiers in Public Health guidance parents’ intention childhood vaccination COVID-19 qualitative study Indonesia |
| title | Health belief model of parents’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions for children: perceived benefits and barriers in Indonesia |
| title_full | Health belief model of parents’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions for children: perceived benefits and barriers in Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Health belief model of parents’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions for children: perceived benefits and barriers in Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health belief model of parents’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions for children: perceived benefits and barriers in Indonesia |
| title_short | Health belief model of parents’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions for children: perceived benefits and barriers in Indonesia |
| title_sort | health belief model of parents covid 19 vaccination intentions for children perceived benefits and barriers in indonesia |
| topic | guidance parents’ intention childhood vaccination COVID-19 qualitative study Indonesia |
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