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. 2020 Dec 30;3(2):e24827. doi: 10.2196/24827

Table 4.

Factors associated with parental acceptability of a free COVID-19 vaccination (N=1052).

Factors AORa (95% CI) P value
Perceptions related to COVID-19 vaccination based on the theory of planned behavior


Positive Attitude Scale 1.70 (1.50-1.91) <.001

Negative Attitude Scale 0.93 (0.85-1.01) .09

Your family member would support you in having your child take up COVID-19 vaccination (ie, perceived subjective norm) 4.18 (3.21-5.43) <.001

Having your child receive the COVID-19 vaccination is easy for you if you want them to (ie, perceived behavioral control) 1.84 (1.49-2.26) <.001
Influence of social media related to COVID-19 vaccination


Frequency of exposure to positive information related to COVID-19 vaccination on social media 1.35 (1.17-1.56) <.001

Frequency of exposure to negative information related to COVID-19 vaccination on social media 0.85 (0.74-0.99) .03

Frequency of exposure to testimonials given by participants of the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials on social media 1.07 (0.94-1.23) .31

Frequency of exposure to negative information about other vaccine incidents in China on social media 0.91 (0.79-1.05) .20

aAOR: adjusted odds ratio; background characteristics with P<.05 in the univariate analysis were adjusted in the multivariate logistic regression models.