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    Parental Decision Making Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines for Children under Age 5: Does Decision Self-Efficacy Play a Role?
    (MDPI, 2023-02-18) Allen, Jennifer D.; Matsunag, Masako; Lim, Eunjung; Zimet, Gregory D.; Nguyen, Kimberly H.; Fontenot, Holly B.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    Background: COVID-19 vaccines are now available under Emergency Use Authorization for children ages 6 months to 5 years. We examined parents' intentions to vaccinate their children under the age of 5 years and assessed whether their confidence in making an informed decision about vaccination (decision self-efficacy) was associated with these intentions. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of U.S. parents between 23 March and 5 April 2022. We examined associations between parental intention to vaccinate their young children (