Title

Parental and adolescent opinion on COVID-19 vaccination among 12–17-year-olds: A hospital-based study

Authors

Akash Yadav¹, Sardar Vikram Singh Bais², Ambuj Kumar Soni³ & Ankit Jain⁴*

Affiliation

¹Department of Pediatrics, Shrimant Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindhiya Medical College, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Pediatrics, Birsa Munda Govermemt Medical College, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of General Surgery, Birsa Munda Government Medical College, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Shyam Shah Medical College and Associated Gandhi Memorial hospital, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Akash Yadav - E-mail: Akashyadav10290@gmail.com
Sardar Vikram Singh Bais - E-mail: singh.svikram06@gmail.com
Ambuj Kumar Soni - E-mail: ambujkumarsoni1@gmail.com
Ankit Jain - E-mail: jain02ankit@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received October 1, 2025; Revised October 31, 2025; Accepted October 31, 2025, Published October 31, 2025

Abstract

Vaccine hesitancy among parents and adolescents poses a major barrier to achieving optimal COVID-19 vaccination coverage. This hospital-based study at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Rewa, included 1500 parents and 1695 adolescents aged 12–17 years to assess vaccination intentions and influencing factors. Overall, 63% of parents and 28% of adolescents expressed willingness to vaccinate, with fear of side effects being the predominant concern (>90%). Parental willingness was significantly associated with younger age, female gender, higher education and prior vaccination (p<0.001). Strengthening awareness and addressing safety concerns are essential to improve vaccine acceptance among adolescents.

Keywords

Covid 19, vaccination, patents intention.

Citation

Yadav et al. Bioinformation 21(10): 3832-3838 (2025)

Edited by

Hiroj Bagde

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.