COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy of Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Türkiye: A Mixed-Methods Study
dc.contributor.author | Çelik, Taylan | |
dc.contributor.author | Doğan, Durmuş | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-27T19:02:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-01-27T19:02:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.department | Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the attitudes of parents who have children with type 1 diabetes mellitus to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19. Material and Methods: The target population of the study consisted of 124 parents of children followed in Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Hospital, Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic with the diagnosis of type 1 di-abetes. We used an online questionnaire to determine the attitudes of parents. Results: A total of 102 parents, 76 of whom were mothers, were included in the study. Mean age of the parents was 40.5 ± 7.27, and children were 12 ± 4.07. Mean duration elapsed since the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes was 4.5 ± 3.3 years. About half of the parents thought that type 1 diabetes mellitus was a risk factor for COVID-19. While the rate of parents who were not vaccinated for COVID-19 was 21.6%, 46.1% were hesitant to vaccinate their children. The parental-related factors causing vaccine hesitation were fathers, young parents, those who weren’t worried about their children being infected with COVID-19, did not think children with type 1 diabetes mellitus were more at risk, or were unvaccinated. Child-related factors were young age or short duration of illness. In qual-itative analysis, vaccination-hesitant parents’ main concern was vaccine side effects, and they expected clear evidence-based confidence-build-ing recommendations for vaccination. Conclusion: In conclusion, it is seen that especially young parents, whose children are small or newly diagnosed, will have problems in their motivation about vaccination. © 2023 by Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunization Society. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5578/ced.20239805 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | e115 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1307-1068 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85164274978 | |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q4 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | e108 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.5578/ced.20239805 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/13539 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 17 | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | AVES | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Cocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi | |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.snmz | KA_Scopus_20250125 | |
dc.subject | COVID-19; Diabetes mellitus type 1; vaccination | |
dc.title | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy of Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Türkiye: A Mixed-Methods Study | |
dc.title.alternative | Türkiye‘de Tip 1 Diyabetli Çocukların Ebeveynlerinin COVID-19 Aşı Tereddütü: Karma Yöntemli Bir Çalışma | |
dc.type | Article |