COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children aged 12-14 years: A cross-sectional study from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Introduction: Universal coverage of COVID-19 vaccines is of paramount importance for the prevention and control of the pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 declared vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten global health threats. The study aims to find out the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy...
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Introduction: Universal coverage of COVID-19 vaccines is of paramount importance for the prevention and control of the pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 declared vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten global health threats. The study aims to find out the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children along with their parent’s perspectives.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among school children (aged 12-14 years) at two schools in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Data were collected via web-based links using a semi-structured questionnaire among students and their parents.
Results: Of 343 children, 79% (271) showed a strong willingness to get vaccinated. Around 91.8% (315) of parents agreed to get their children vaccinated. Fear of side effects (65.2%) was the most common reason for unwillingness.
Conclusions: With only 1/5th of the children not willing to get vaccinated, policymakers should create a multi-centric effort for the universal coverage of the COVID-19 vaccination.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d2b085f5dcb64fd88d5caf04c36e3d122025-08-20T02:14:07ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802023-05-01170510.3855/jidc.17167COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children aged 12-14 years: A cross-sectional study from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaNaushaba Akhtar0Girish Chandra Dash1Archana Kumawat2Debaprasad Parai3Hari Ram Choudhary4Amiya Ranjan Mohanta5Matrujyoti Pattnaik6Srikanta Kanungo7Sanghamitra Pati8Debdutta Bhattacharya9ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, IndiaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, IndiaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, IndiaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, IndiaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, IndiaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, IndiaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, IndiaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, IndiaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, IndiaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India Introduction: Universal coverage of COVID-19 vaccines is of paramount importance for the prevention and control of the pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 declared vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten global health threats. The study aims to find out the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children along with their parent’s perspectives. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among school children (aged 12-14 years) at two schools in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Data were collected via web-based links using a semi-structured questionnaire among students and their parents. Results: Of 343 children, 79% (271) showed a strong willingness to get vaccinated. Around 91.8% (315) of parents agreed to get their children vaccinated. Fear of side effects (65.2%) was the most common reason for unwillingness. Conclusions: With only 1/5th of the children not willing to get vaccinated, policymakers should create a multi-centric effort for the universal coverage of the COVID-19 vaccination. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/17167COVID-19vaccine hesitancyschoolstudentschildren |
| spellingShingle | Naushaba Akhtar Girish Chandra Dash Archana Kumawat Debaprasad Parai Hari Ram Choudhary Amiya Ranjan Mohanta Matrujyoti Pattnaik Srikanta Kanungo Sanghamitra Pati Debdutta Bhattacharya COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children aged 12-14 years: A cross-sectional study from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Journal of Infection in Developing Countries COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy school students children |
| title | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children aged 12-14 years: A cross-sectional study from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| title_full | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children aged 12-14 years: A cross-sectional study from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children aged 12-14 years: A cross-sectional study from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children aged 12-14 years: A cross-sectional study from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| title_short | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among school children aged 12-14 years: A cross-sectional study from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| title_sort | covid 19 vaccine hesitancy among school children aged 12 14 years a cross sectional study from bhubaneswar odisha india |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy school students children |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/17167 |
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