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Table 1 General characteristics, EC&V, and FC of the respondents (n = 488)

From: Parental COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among parents of children aged 5–18 years in Thailand: a cross-sectional survey study

Information

Yes N (%)

General characteristics of the respondents

 

 Age (years)

41 (35–47)*

 Gender

 

  Male

140 (28.7)

  Female

344 (70.5)

  Not identified

4 (0.8)

 Highest education qualification

 

  Primary or lower

35 (7.2)

  Secondary or equivalent

128 (26.2)

  Bachelor’s or equivalent

232 (47.5)

  Higher than bachelor’s

93 (19.1)

 Living region

 

  Central

77 (15.8)

  Northern

136 (27.9)

  Southern, Eastern, and Western

195 (40.0)

  Northeastern

80 (16.4)

 Relationship to children

 

  Father/Mother

330 (67.6)

  Relative

158 (32.4)

 Hold the right to make a final decision regarding their child’s vaccination

442 (90.6)

 Children had a history of trypanophobia

130 (26.6)

 Health care professionals

135 (27.7)

Experiences towards COVID-19 and vaccination (EC&V)

 

 Had ever been diagnosed with COVID-19

156 (32.0)

 Family members had been diagnosed with COVID-19

201 (41.2)

 The children had been diagnosed with COVID-19

134 (27.5)

 Ever refused COVID-19 vaccination

66 (13.5)

 Ever refused any other vaccinations

73 (15.0)

 Ever refused any other vaccination for the children

62 (12.7)

 Complete initial COVID-19 vaccination

472 (96.7)

 Number of received COVID-19 vaccinations (shots)

3 (2–3)*

 The children were living in a COVID-19 outbreak area

382 (78.3)

Family context (FC)

 

 Number of the children in family

2 (1–2)*

 Number of family members (including the children)

4 (4–5)*

 There were the children with high risk of serious COVID-19 complications due to congenital diseases

47 (9.6)

 There were family members who are 60 years of age or older

460 (94.3)

 There were family members with high risk of serious COVID-19 complications due to comorbidities

132 (27.0)

  1. *Median (IQR)