Parents' Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda.

Sean Steven Puleh Eustes KigingoInnocent Ojok OpioStella Immaculate AkechMarc Sam OpolloEverlyne AchanJoy AcenMaxson Kenneth AnyolithoWalter AcupAmir Kabunga

Published in: Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics (2023)

Our study shows that parents' readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years was only 24.6%, which is suboptimal. The predictors of hesitancy were the age of the child and a lack of trust in the vaccine. Based on our results, the Ugandan authorities should provide health education interventions targeting parents to combat mistrust with respect to COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine and highlight the benefits of the vaccines.

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