@article{article_1237306, title={Comparison of Opinions and Attitudes of Parents with Vaccine Refusal Before and During The Covid-19 Pandemic}, journal={Doğu Karadeniz Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={2}, pages={1–14}, year={2023}, url={https://izlik.org/JA55ZW57LX}, author={Korkmaz, Nihan and Karakuş Türker, Tuğba and Azak, Merve and Hacıoğlu, Fatma and Kuru Aktürk, Nur Bahar and Yıldız, Suzan}, keywords={vaccine refusal, vaccine hesitancy, parents, COVID-19, pandemic, children}, abstract={Aim: This study aimed to compare parents’ opinions and attitudes who refused vaccination at birth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods/design: This comparative-descriptive-design study was conducted with 20 parents (Group1) who refused to receive the first dose of Hep B vaccine before the first COVID-19 case in Turkey and 24 parents (Group2) who refused that vaccine after the onset of the pandemic. It was observed that 95% of the parents in Group1 and 87.5% of Group2 did not change their ideas about childhood vaccines after the pandemic, and there was no significant difference between the groups. Parents in both groups did not want to get vaccinated children against COVID-19. Examining the reasons why parents do not vaccinate their children; It was observed that the number of parents who thought "I do not believe it protects from the disease", "I do not think it is necessary" and "I believe that different diseases caused by vaccines develop" were higher in the pandemic group compared to the pre-pandemic group. When the views on the effects of vaccines on children’s health are examined; It was found that the parents who refused the vaccine during the pandemic reported a statistically significant opinion of "They get communicable diseases" compared to the parents who refused before the pandemic. Conclusion: The reasons for parents to refuse childhood vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic are similar to those of parents who refused before the pandemic, and parents’ attitudes towards childhood vaccines have not changed to a large extent.}, number={1}