FACTORS PREDICTING DECISION-MAKING REGARDING COVID-19 VACCINES FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 MONTHS TO 4 YEARS OLD AMONG PARENTS IN NUMKUM SUB-DISTRICT, THATPHANOM DISTRICT, NAKHONPHANOM PROVINCE
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decision making, coronavirus diseases 2019, vaccinesAbstract
This predictive research aimed to study the decision making on covid-19 vaccination for the children between 6 months to 4 years old, the attitudes toward COVID-19 disease and vaccines, the level of motivation to COVID-19 prevention, and factors predicting parental decision-making regarding covid-19 vaccines for children between 6 months to 4 years old among parents in Numkum sub-district, Thatphanom district, Nakhonphanom province. 371 parents with the children between 6 months to 4 years old were enrolled in the study. Data was collected by the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, stepwise multiple regression.
The results found that 72.50% of participants were female, 32.10% were between the ages of 25-34 years, 46.10% had received high school education. 68.70% of participants intend to vaccination their children. The level of the attitudes toward COVID-19 disease and vaccines were moderate, moderate and good, respectively. Factor predicting decision making regarding covid-19 vaccines for children between 6 months to 4 years old among parents was education (OR adj=1.88, 95%CI: 1.12-3.16).
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