Vaccine Hesitancy and Associated Factors Among Caregivers of Children With Special Health Care Needs in the COVID-19 Era in China: Cross-Sectional Study
This study demonstrated that caregivers' willingness to vaccinate their children with special health care needs with NIP and non-NIP vaccines was highest during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, and their hesitancy was lowest. Additionally, we have identified multiple factors associated with caregivers' willingness and hesitancy to vaccinate their children. These findings provide evidence-based support for developing personalized health education strategies.
Authors
- Mingyan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1891)
- Abdul Rafay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1358-0174)
- Junxia Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0569-2522)
- Guannan Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0619-7580)
- Changxuan Sun
- Lidan Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8716-4141)
- Chai Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2062-0616)
- Meiying Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2564-3016)
- A.S.Hovan George
- Dan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8024-6793)
- Sanduni Hasara Samararathna Samararathna Muhandiramge
- Xia Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5913-4396)
Institutions
- Soochow University (CN)
- Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- Published
- 2025-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/67487
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33