Parents’ and guardians’ views and experiences of accessing routine childhood vaccinations in England during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic - cross-sectional survey and qualitative interview data

Persistent identifier:

10.17037/DATA.00001861

Data description:

Data collected as part of a mixed-methods study to explore parent and guardian views and experiences of accessing National Health Service (NHS) general practices for routine childhood vaccinations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in England. Participants were considered eligible to participate if they were aged 16 years or older, the parent or guardian of one or more children aged 18 months or under, and lived in England. The collection consists of:

1. A tabular dataset containing survey responses provided by 1252 parents and guardians. The dataset contains information on participants’ likelihood to accept/keep/initiate vaccination appointments during the pandemic, their knowledge and beliefs regarding routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, and their experience of accessing routine childhood vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Transcripts of 19 follow-up interviews that provide greater insight into participant views
3. Research instruments (interview guides, survey forms) used for data capture.

Data collection methods:

The study used a multi-methods approach to explore parents’ and guardians’ views and experiences of accessing National Health Service (NHS) general practices for routine childhood vaccinations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in England.

First, an online cross-sectional survey was conducted between April 19th and May 11th 2020. The survey was targeted at parents and guardians who were aged 16+ years, lived in England, with a child aged 18 months or under. The survey consisted of four main sections: 1) demographics, 2) likelihood to accept, keep, and/or initiate a vaccination appointment during the COVID-19 pandemic, 3) knowledge and beliefs regarding routine childhood vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 4) experiences of accessing routine childhood vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 1,252 responses were received, which are contained within the tabular dataset.

Second, telephone-based follow-up interviews were performed with nineteen survey respondents. The semi-structured interviews were used to obtain greater insight into respondents’ views on the research topic.

Geographic regions:

England

Key dates:

• Survey data collected between 19th April and 11th May 2020
• Interviews conducted between 27^th April and 27^th

Ethics:

Ethical approval was granted by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Observational Research Ethics Committee (study reference: 21879).

Keywords:

COVID-19, Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, Routine vaccination, Child vaccination

Language of written material:

English

Project title:

Parents’ views and perceptions towards childhood vaccination and use of GP services for childhood vaccination during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Funder/Sponsor:

The research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Immunisation at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in partnership with Public Health England.

Data creators:

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