COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: a survey in a population highly compliant to common vaccinations
| Autor: | Giulio De Marco, Flora Fedele, Valeria Esposito, Maria Spano, Gaetano Cecere, Massimo Aria, Maria Micillo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Fedele, Flora, Aria, Massimo, Esposito, Valeria, Micillo, Maria, Cecere, Gaetano, Spano, Maria, De Marco, Giulio |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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COVID-19 Vaccines
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 030231 tropical medicine Immunology Population Protective factor Affect (psychology) Herd immunity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Humans herd immunity Immunology and Allergy Medicine Personal health 030212 general & internal medicine Child education vaccination rate Pharmacology Vaccines education.field_of_study SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Vaccination COVID-19 parent Cross-Sectional Studies vaccine hesitancy Female Health education business Research Paper |
| Zdroj: | Hum Vaccin Immunother |
| ISSN: | 2164-554X 2164-5515 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21645515.2021.1928460 |
| Popis: | Vaccination is a key protective factor against COVID-19. Some vaccines have already received emergency authorization from Health Agencies, but growing skepticism and vaccine hesitancy will probably affect COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. In the attempt to shed light on this issue, we conducted an online survey in a population of parents referring to 4 pediatric practices in Naples, Italy in whom we evaluated potential vaccine acceptability in relation to socio-demographic characteristics, perception of personal health and of the impact of COVID-19, and attitudes toward general vaccination practices. Vaccination rates were analyzed also in the corresponding pediatric population. Almost 27% of participants declared they were in favor of vaccinations, and in fact real life vaccination rates in children exceeded the national mean. Only 26.5% of respondents declared they would receive COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine refusal was attributed to safety concerns in 76% of parents. Specific vaccine attributes further reduced the acceptance rate. Female gender, younger age and lower education level were associated with non-adherence to vaccination. Among extrinsic factors of COVID-19 vaccination, only information from National Health Authorities was significantly associated to vaccine acceptance. The rate of potential COVID-19 vaccine acceptability was very poor in our population of parents. Vaccine hesitancy was mainly due to safety concerns. Demographic and educational factors were correlated to vaccine acceptability. Health education and communication strategies are needed to achieve large-scale vaccine acceptability and finally herd immunity. |
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