Caregivers' hesitancy and outright refusal toward children's COVID-19 vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A community-based cross-sectional study

• Published in: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 2422686
• Main Authors: Guillaume, Ashuza Shamamba, Ndwandwe, Duduzile, Nyalundja, Arsene Daniel, Bugeme, Patrick Musole, Ntaboba, Alain Balola, Hatu'm, Victoire Urbain, Tamuzi, Jacques Lukenze, Iwu-Jaja, Chinwe, Shindano, Tony Akilimali, Wiysonge, Charles S., Katoto, Patrick D.M.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 31.12.2024; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Adult; BeSD; Caregivers - psychology; caregivers' hesitancy; Child; Child, Preschool; Children's COVID-19 vaccination; Coronavirus; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 Vaccines - administration & dosage; Cross-Sectional Studies; Democratic Republic of Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; immunization; Male; Middle Aged; Parents - psychology; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; SARS-CoV-2; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vaccination - psychology; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; Vaccination Hesitancy - psychology; Vaccination Hesitancy - statistics & numerical data; Vaccination Refusal - psychology; Vaccination Refusal - statistics & numerical data; vaccine hesitancy; Democratic Republic of the Congo; vaccine hesitancy; BeSD; caregivers’ hesitancy; Democratic Republic of Congo; immunization; Children’s COVID-19 vaccination

Data from the global South show higher COVID-19-related mortality in children compared to the North. Parents' willingness to vaccinate their children once COVID-19 vaccines are available is poorly documented. We assessed parents' willingness to vaccinate their children in the DRC. A year a...