Belief in vaccine myths and vaccine uptake in Utah during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor:	Omisakin OA; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Henderson Building University Park, PA 16802, USA., Ulrich-Schad JD; Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Utah State University, 0730 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0730, USA., Hunt A; Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, Utah State University, 7000 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-7000, USA., Givens JE; Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Utah State University, 0730 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0730, USA., Beacham M; Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Utah State University, 0730 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0730, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Preventive medicine reports [Prev Med Rep] 2023 Sep 01; Vol. 36, pp. 102390. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 01 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102390
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Since its emergence in December 2019, COVID-19 has caused millions of deaths worldwide. While vaccines are largely available in most places, including the United States (U.S.), vaccine uptake is lower than is desirable from a public health perspective. Objective: The objective of this paper is to examine belief in vaccine myths, including what individual and place characteristics underpin such beliefs, and uptake of vaccines - as well as the role of belief in myths in obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: We use weighted survey data from an online panel of 529 Utah adult residents. Results: Sixty-nine percent of our sample was fully vaccinated at the time of taking the survey. We find that belief in vaccine myths varies among Utahns, with the highest percentage seeing the vaccines as unsafe because of their rapid development. Those who are older, are more religious (including members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), have less formal education, and are more conservative were more likely to have medium and/or higher levels of belief in vaccine myths. We find that belief in vaccine myths is associated with lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake, even when controlling for other factors. Conclusion: Understanding what drives vaccination uptake, including the role of belief in emerging vaccine myths, is important for public health measures in this and future outbreaks. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2023 The Author(s).)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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