Table 3b.
Measures that were identified as helpful or used to support children to have their COVID-19 vaccine. Participants could select more than one response.
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Number and percentage of respondents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measures that were helpful or used to support children to have their COVID-19 vaccine (multiselect) | OverallN (%) |
Metropolitan ChildrenN (%) |
Regional ChildrenN (%) |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ChildrenN (%) |
Children with a disability or special needsN (%) |
Children with English as a second languageN (%) |
| 288 | 193 | 95 | 8 | 54 | 41 | |
| The staff were child friendly | 255 (88.5) | 172 (89.1) | 83 (87.4) | 8 (100.0) | 47 (87.0) | 35 (85.4) |
| The child friendly environment (the Enchanted Forest of Protection) | 191 (66.3) | 125 (64.8) | 66 (69.5) | 4 (50.0) | 28 (51.9) | 34 (82.9) |
| The clinic offered other ways to distract my child i.e., cool wands, buzzy bee | 114 (39.6) | 79 (40.9) | 35 (36.8) | 1 (12.5) | 24 (44.4) | 15 (36.6) |
| There was a low sensory, quiet environment | 79 (27.4) | 54 (30) | 25 (26.3) | 2 (25.0) | 28 (51.9) | 11 (26.8) |
| We brought toys, music and/or a device from home | 70 (24.3) | 48 (24.9) | 22 (23.2) | 1 (12.5) | 27 (50.0) | 3 (7.3) |
| The immunisation plan gave my child some control over the process | 53 (18.4) | 36 (18.7) | 17 (17.9) | 1 (12.5) | 12 (22.2) | 13 (31.7) |
| They used a virtual reality headset | 44 (15.3) | 25 (13.0) | 19 (20.0) | 1 (12.5) | 10 (18.5) | 0 |