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Attitude of Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy Towards COVID-19 Vaccination

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  • Ramy Mohamed Ghazy

    (Tropical Health Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21561, Egypt)

  • Malik Sallam

    (Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
    Department of Clinical Laboratories and Forensic Medicine, Jordan University Hospital, Amman 11942, Jordan)

  • Noha Fadl

    (Family Health Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21561, Egypt)

  • Etwal Bouraad

    (Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut 961, Lebanon
    School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut 961, Lebanon)

  • Naglaa Youssef

    (Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia)

  • Omnya Samy A. Ghoneim

    (Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University in Cairo, Cairo 11829, Egypt)

Abstract

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at a greater risk of respiratory complications from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, this study aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH) among parents of CP children in Egypt, using the Arabic version of the Parental Attitude about Childhood Vaccination (PACV) questionnaire. This cross-sectional survey study was conducted at the outpatient clinics of two hospitals in Cairo, Egypt. Parents of children with CP were recruited using a simple random sampling technique. A total of 321 parents were enrolled; more than half of them were mothers of the children (61.37%); and the majority were Egyptians (87.23%) and living in urban areas (84.42%). Nearly 70% of the parents were hesitant to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to their children. A multiple linear regression model revealed that the PACV mean scores were lower among the following categories: (1) parents who could pay back loans, compared to those who could not pay back loans and who reported insufficient income (β = −2.39, p = 0.030); (2) non-Egyptian parents (β = −1.54, p = 0.002); (3) those who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 themselves or had the intention to receive the complete COVID-19 vaccination (β = −6.28, p < 0.001); (4) those who had the intention to give the COVID-19 vaccination to their children (β = −3.04, p < 0.001); and (5) parents whose children received routine vaccines (β = −2.86, p < 0.045). After adjusting for other covariates, the parental COVID-19 vaccine status (β = −6.28, p < 0.001) and parents who experienced a COVID-19-related death in the family (β = −1.75, p < 0.001) showed significantly lower mean PACV scores. However, higher mean PACV scores were reported among parents who had a COVID-19 infection (β = 2.77, p < 0.001) or who were not sure (β = 2.94, p < 0.001). Our findings suggest the need to increase COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among parents of vulnerable children to reduce the negative consequences of COVID-19.

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  • Ramy Mohamed Ghazy & Malik Sallam & Noha Fadl & Etwal Bouraad & Naglaa Youssef & Omnya Samy A. Ghoneim, 2023. "Attitude of Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy Towards COVID-19 Vaccination," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:1909-:d:1042089
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    1. Ramy Shaaban & Ramy Mohamed Ghazy & Fawzia Elsherif & Nancy Ali & Youssef Yakoub & Maged Osama Aly & Rony ElMakhzangy & Marwa Shawky Abdou & Bonny McKinna & Amira Mohamed Elzorkany & Fatimah Abdullah , 2022. "COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Social Media Users: A Content Analysis, Multi-Continent Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-14, May.
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