Situation and Problems with COVID-19 Vaccination among Children aged 5-11 years in the Community: A Qualitative Study
Keywords:
Qualitative study, children vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, community problemsAbstract
Getting children vaccinated against COVID-19 is an important prevention and control measure. However,
children have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine as intended. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe
the situation and problems with COVID-19 vaccination among children aged 5-11 years in the community. There
were 60 key informants, including registered nurses, local government officials, community leaders, teachers,
community volunteers, and parents of children. The research tools were the researchers, a semi-structured
interview form, focus group discussion guidelines, a participant observation form, and field records. Data were
collected by means of in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, field recordings, participant observations and
document reviews. Data were analyzed using content analysis and data classification.
The findings revealed the following situation and problems with COVID-19 vaccination among children aged
5-11 years: 1) parents’ situations regarding vaccination, 2) communication about the vaccine, 3) allocation and
adequacy of the vaccine supply, 4) vaccination appointments and its effects; 5) parents’ restrictions on taking
children to get the vaccine, 6) problems in systematic communication among vaccination services, and 7) creation
of learning and sharing about the impacts of COVID-19.
The study results can be used by registered nurses working in primary health care units as a basis for improving
the participation of network partners in the community, such as local administrative organizations, educational
institutions, local organizations, and community volunteers, in order to create awareness about the need for
Covid-19 vaccination in children aged 5-11 years among parents; establish a database of children vaccinated
against COVID-19 in the community, and develop a system to help children to get vaccinated more efficiently.
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