Table 2.
Health and vaccination attitudes and behaviors at baseline (%).
| Group Intervention |
Total | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent’s informed decision-making (n = 500) n (%) |
A mother’s story (n = 500) n (%) |
A pediatrician’s story (n = 500) n (%) |
Control (n = 500) n (%) |
(n = 2000) n (%) |
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| To the best of your knowledge, is your youngest child aged 0–5 years currently experiencing or been diagnosed with important diseases or health problems (i.e. chronic diseases)? | ||||||
| Yes | 34 (6.8) | 36 (7.2) | 31 (6.2) | 45 (9.0) | 146 (7.3) | .45 |
| No | 453 (90.6) | 454 (90.8) | 458 (91.6) | 438 (87.6) | 1803 (90.2) | |
| Do not know/Prefer not to answer | 13 (2.6) | 10 (2.0) | 11 (2.2) | 17 (3.4) | 51 (2.6) | |
| Not including COVID-19 vaccines, have you ever refused any routine vaccinations recommended by your health care provider for your youngest child aged 0–5? | ||||||
| Yes | 22 (4.4) | 34 (6.8) | 25 (5.0) | 22 (4.4) | 103 (5.2) | .25 |
| No | 461 (92.2) | 440 (88.0) | 453 (90.6) | 462 (92.4) | 1816 (90.8) | |
| Child is less than 2 months of age and has not yet received their first vaccines |
7 (1.4) | 17 (3.4) | 13 (2.6) | 12 (2.4) | 49 (2.5) | |
| Do not know/Prefer not to answer | 10 (2.0) | 9 (1.8) | 9 (1.8) | 4 (0.8) | 32 (1.6) | |
| How hesitant or fearful do you consider yourself to be about vaccinating your youngest child aged 0–5 with a routine recommended vaccine (e.g. routine vaccination such as measles, pneumococcal, meningococcal vaccines)? | ||||||
| Very hesitant or fearful | 14 (2.8) | 25 (5.0) | 21 (4.2) | 23 (4.6) | 83 (4.2) | .76 |
| Somewhat hesitant or fearful | 56 (11.2) | 66 (13.8) | 60 (12.0) | 55 (11.0) | 237 (11.9) | |
| Not very hesitant or fearful | 120 (24.0) | 112 (22.4) | 101 (20.2) | 103 (20.6) | 436 (21.8) | |
| Not at all hesitant or fearful | 301 (60.2) | 291 (60.8) | 311 (62.2) | 311 (6.2.2) | 1214 (60.7) | |
| Do not know | 9 (1.8) | 6 (1.0) | 7 (1.4) | 8 (1.6) | 30 (1.5) | |
| My religious or spiritual practices (or ideas, or values, or beliefs) influence my health choices. | ||||||
| Agree1 | 109 (21.8) | 125 (25.0) | 125 (25.0) | 121 (24.2) | 480 (24.0) | .53 |
| Neither agree nor disagree/ Do not know | 92 (18.4) | 87 (17.4) | 104 (20.8) | 102 (20.4) | 385 (19.3) | |
| Disagree2 | 299 (59.8) | 288 (57.6) | 271 (54.2) | 277 (55.4) | 1135 (56.8) | |
| How likely are you to get YOUR youngest child aged 0–5 any future routine recommended vaccines, other than COVID-19 vaccine? | ||||||
| Very likely | 345 (69.0) | 344 (68.8) | 338 (67.6) | 333 (66.6) | 1360 (68.5) | .074 |
| Somewhat likely | 94 (18.8) | 85 (17.0) | 88 (17.6) | 105 (21.0) | 372 (17.8) | |
| Neither likely nor unlikely | 20 (4.0) | 33 (6.6) | 29 (5.8) | 31 (6.2) | 113 (5.5) | |
| Somewhat unlikely | 15 (3.0) | 8 (1.6) | 17 (3.4) | 8 (1.6) | 48 (2.7) | |
| Very unlikely | 22 (4.4) | 23 (4.6) | 13 (2.6) | 15 (3.0) | 73 (3.9) | |
| I do not know | 4 (0.8) | 7 (1.4) | 15 (3.0) | 8 (1.6) | 34 (1.7) | |
| 5C score (Mean (SD)) | ||||||
| Vaccines administered to children in Canada are safe (Confidence)* | 1.87(1.00) | 1.88(1.01) | 1.90(0.98) | 1.92(1.04) | 1.89(1.01) | .84 |
| When I think about vaccinating CHILD’S NAME, I weigh benefits and risks to make the best decision possible (Calculation)* | 1.88(1.07) | 1.79(0.98) | 1.85(1.07) | 1.81(1.05) | 1.83(1.04) | .50 |
| If all children get vaccinated I do not need to get CHILD’S NAME vaccinated (Collective responsibility)** | 4.38(1.01) | 4.32(1.06) | 4.36(1.04) | 4.37(1.04) | 4.36(1.04) | .69 |
| Vaccinating CHILD’S NAME is unnecessary because there are very few vaccine-preventable diseases in my community (Complacency)** | 4.32(1.09) | 4.24(1.13) | 4.26(1.1) | 4.29(1.09) | 4.28(1.1) | .43 |
| Everyday stress prevents me from getting CHILD’S NAME vaccinated. (Constraints)** | 4.32(1.05) | 4.31(1.07) | 4.29(1.05) | 4.31(1.1) | 4.31(1.07) | .81 |
Due to rounding, some percentages may not add to 100%.
1Include Strongly agree and Somewhat agree answers.
2Include Strongly disagree and Somewhat disagree answers.
*A score near 1 means that the participant agrees with the statement.
**A score near 5 also means that the participant agrees with the statement.