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. 2021 Aug 3;36(31):e227. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e227

Table 4. Factors of parents' intention to vaccinate their children.

Variables Acceptance (n = 145) Non-acceptance (n = 81) Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Underlying diseases or risk groups in household members 73 (50.3) 45 (55.6) 0.81 (0.50–1.40) 0.489 - -
Underlying diseases in their children 50 (34.5) 27 (33.3) 1.05 (0.83–1.25) 0.885 - -
Concerns about family health in case of COVID-19 118 (81.4) 63 (77.8) 1.25 (0.64–2.44) 0.603 - -
Concerns about their children vulnerability to COVID-19 94 (64.8) 63 (77.8) 0.53 (0.28–0.98) 0.050 0.49 (0.19–1.19) 0.124
History of tested for COVID-19 in family 64 (41.6) 48 (59.3) 0.54 (0.31–0.94) 0.037 0.26 (0.10–0.63) 0.004
Active acquisition of COVID-19 vaccine information 94 (64.8) 30 (37.0) 3.13 (1.78–5.52) < 0.001 1.54 (0.65–3.67) 0.328
Trust in COVID-19 vaccines information 59 (40.7) 20 (24.7) 2.09 (1.14–3.83) 0.020 0.77 (0.29–1.99) 0.597
Confidence in effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines 94 (64.8) 23 (28.4) 4.65 (2.57–8.40) < 0.001 1.46 (0.56–3.81) 0.440
Confidence in safety of COVID-19 vaccines 63 (43.4) 3 (3.7) 19.98 (6.02–66.27) < 0.001 4.87 (1.32–24.12) 0.028
Parents' willingness to vaccinate themselves against COVID-19 138 (95.2) 35 (43.2) 25.91 (10.77–62.32) < 0.001 19.42 (6.85–64.00) < 0.001
Awareness of the need to vaccinate children against COVID-19 136 (93.8) 43 (53.1) 13.35 (5.98–29.83) < 0.001 13.15 (4.77–41.27) < 0.001

Values are presented as number (%).

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidential interval, COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.