Table 4.
Bivariate Analysis of the Parental Willingness to COVID-19 Vaccinate their Child vs. Vaccine Hesitancy Scores (VHS).
| Intention to vaccinate child against Covid-19 |
Total (N) |
Test statistic | p -value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No | Unsure | Yes | |||
| Attitude toward children's routine vaccines mean score | 2.60 (0.611) | 2.92 (0.45) | 3.26 (0.44) | F (2,1604.8) = 482.87 | <0.001 | |
| Attitude toward children's COVID vaccines mean score | 1.92 (0.52) | 2.48 (0.47) | 3.17 (0.45) | F (2,1617.1) = 2,044.2 | <0.001 | |
| Covid-19 children's vaccine hesitancy | ||||||
| Not Hesitant: VHS score ≥3 points (N, %) | 37 (3.0%) | 114 (9.3%) | 1,073 (87.7%) | 1,732 | χ2 (2) = 1,319.3 | <0.001 |
| Hesitant VHS score <3 (N, %) | 975 (50.2%) | 535 (27.5%) | 433 (22.3%) | 1,435 | ||
| Routine children vaccine hesitancy | ||||||
| Not hesitant: VHS score ≥3 points (N, %) | 281 (16.2%) | 308 (17.8%) | 1,143 (66.0%) | 1,224 | χ2 (2) = 583.04 | <0.001 |
| Hesitant VHS score <3 (N, %) | 731 (50.9%) | 341 (23.8%) | 363 (25.3%) | 1,943 | ||
N = 3,167.