Factors affecting parental practices and attitudes toward influenza vaccination for children in China
Vaccine·
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128988
- PMID
- 42537287
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W7171857297
- Study type
- Cross-sectional study
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The observed divergence between favorable caregiver perceptions and actual immunization uptake indicates potential avenues for administrative and educational initiatives to boost pediatric coverage rates.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
What determinants shape parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning pediatric influenza immunization in China?
Study design
A cross-sectional survey employing a structured assessment tool and multivariate binary logistic regression to evaluate associated variables.
Population and setting
Caregivers of minors ranging from six months to eighteen years old located in Jiangsu Province, China, during early 2026.
Main findings
Evaluation of seven hundred eighteen completed assessments demonstrated demographic disparities across measured domains. Reported obstacles encompassed apprehension regarding adverse reactions, scheduling constraints, absent clinical guidance, and limited awareness. Multivariable modeling isolated pediatric age, targeted immunization understanding, perceived disease threat, and reaction anxieties as distinct behavioral predictors.
Public-health relevance
The observed divergence between favorable caregiver perceptions and actual immunization uptake indicates potential avenues for administrative and educational initiatives to boost pediatric coverage rates.
Important limitations
The observational cross-sectional framework precludes definitive causal conclusions regarding behavioral drivers. Furthermore, this synthesis depends solely on the provided abstract and bibliographic details, requiring complete manuscript access for rigorous appraisal.
GIDS interpretation
This record supplies contextual information regarding regional caregiver perspectives and documented impediments to childhood influenza immunization within Chinese medical environments. It may assist literature mapping efforts focused on vaccination acceptance determinants or regional health planning.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 10 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.