Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents
Abstract Vaccine hesitancy is an attitude of indecision toward vaccination that is related to but not determinative of vaccination behaviors. Although theories of vaccine hesitancy emphasize it is often vaccine‐specific, we do not know the extent to which this is true across sociodemographic groups....
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| author | Don E. Willis Marie‐Rachelle Narcisse Laura James James P. Selig Mohammed Ason Aaron J. Scott Lawrence E. Cornett Pearl A. McElfish |
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| description | Abstract Vaccine hesitancy is an attitude of indecision toward vaccination that is related to but not determinative of vaccination behaviors. Although theories of vaccine hesitancy emphasize it is often vaccine‐specific, we do not know the extent to which this is true across sociodemographic groups. In this study, we asked: What latent classes of vaccine hesitancy might exist when examining parents' attitudes toward vaccines in general and COVID‐19 and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination specifically? Which sociodemographic, health access, and health‐related variables are predictive of membership in those classes? To answer those questions, we analyze online survey data from parents of pediatric patients recruited through eight clinics within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Rural Research Network. Data were collected between September 16, 2022 and December 6, 2022. Latent class analysis revealed three underlying classes of vaccine hesitancy, or hesitancies: The “Selectively Hesitant,” the “COVID‐Centric Hesitant,” and the “Pervasively Hesitant.” Significant predictors of class membership were age, education, health insurance status, and usual source of care. Vaccine hesitancy may be specific to certain vaccines for some parents and more generalized for others. The distinct classes of vaccine hesitancy revealed in this study suggest the need for distinct approaches to addressing vaccine hesitancy depending on the population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8655d1e3300241b6b8b1e5b7a74a6baf2025-01-24T08:17:46ZengWileyClinical and Translational Science1752-80541752-80622025-01-01181n/an/a10.1111/cts.70042Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parentsDon E. Willis0Marie‐Rachelle Narcisse1Laura James2James P. Selig3Mohammed Ason4Aaron J. Scott5Lawrence E. Cornett6Pearl A. McElfish7College of Medicine University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Springdale Arkansas USADepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Brown University Providence Rhode Island USACollege of Medicine University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USAFay W. Boozman College of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Springdale Arkansas USAInstitute for Community Health Innovation University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Springdale Arkansas USAInstitute for Community Health Innovation University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Springdale Arkansas USACollege of Medicine University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USACollege of Medicine University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Springdale Arkansas USAAbstract Vaccine hesitancy is an attitude of indecision toward vaccination that is related to but not determinative of vaccination behaviors. Although theories of vaccine hesitancy emphasize it is often vaccine‐specific, we do not know the extent to which this is true across sociodemographic groups. In this study, we asked: What latent classes of vaccine hesitancy might exist when examining parents' attitudes toward vaccines in general and COVID‐19 and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination specifically? Which sociodemographic, health access, and health‐related variables are predictive of membership in those classes? To answer those questions, we analyze online survey data from parents of pediatric patients recruited through eight clinics within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Rural Research Network. Data were collected between September 16, 2022 and December 6, 2022. Latent class analysis revealed three underlying classes of vaccine hesitancy, or hesitancies: The “Selectively Hesitant,” the “COVID‐Centric Hesitant,” and the “Pervasively Hesitant.” Significant predictors of class membership were age, education, health insurance status, and usual source of care. Vaccine hesitancy may be specific to certain vaccines for some parents and more generalized for others. The distinct classes of vaccine hesitancy revealed in this study suggest the need for distinct approaches to addressing vaccine hesitancy depending on the population.https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.70042 |
| spellingShingle | Don E. Willis Marie‐Rachelle Narcisse Laura James James P. Selig Mohammed Ason Aaron J. Scott Lawrence E. Cornett Pearl A. McElfish Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents Clinical and Translational Science |
| title | Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents |
| title_full | Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents |
| title_fullStr | Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents |
| title_short | Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents |
| title_sort | vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies a latent class analysis of pediatric patients parents |
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