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. 2021 Oct 13;9:752323. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.752323

Table 3.

Paired sample t-test comparing parental attitudes toward routine and COVID-19 child vaccinations.

Attitudes toward routine Covid-19 vaccine/childhood routine vaccines Level of acceptance (1–4 scale) for childhood routine vaccine
mean (SD) *
Level of acceptance for Covid10 Vaccine (1–4 scale)
mean (SD)
Cohen's D* p -value** Interpretation of difference***
Covid-19 vaccine/childhood routine vaccines is/are essential for my child's/children's health 3.37 (0.75) 2.60 (1.00) 0.946 <0.001 Large
Covid-19 vaccine/childhood routine vaccines is/are effective 3.26 (0.70) 2.64 (0.92) 0.826 <0.001 Large
Having my child vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccine/childhood routine vaccines is important for the health of others in my community 2.95 (0.89) 2.66 (0.98) 0.345 <0.001 Small
The information I acquire about Covid-19 vaccine/childhood routine vaccines from vaccine programs is credible 2.83 (0.77) 2.60 (0.86) 0.314 <0.001 Small
Getting Covid-19 vaccine/childhood routine vaccines is a good way to protect my child/children from disease 3.04 (0.81) 2.62 (0.93) 0.535 <0.001 Medium
Generally, I follow what my doctor or health care provider suggests about Covid-19 vaccine/childhood routine vaccines 3.14 (0.68) 2.79 (0.88) 0.486 <0.001 Small
I am anxious about serious adverse effects of Covid-19 vaccine/childhood routine vaccines 2.44 (0.84) 2.98 (0.87) 0.706 <0.001 High medium
My child/children do or don't need vaccines for diseases that are not common anymore 2.27 (0.84) __ __ __ __
New vaccines (like Covid-19) bear more risks than older vaccines __ 2.61 (0.82) __ __ __
*

Level of agreement 1–4: 1 strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 agree, 4 strongly agree.

**

Paired samples t-test.

***

Cohen's d cut limit for effect size small 0.2, medium 0.5, large 0.8 and above.