U.S. adults' reasons for changing their degree of willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19.
Introduction: COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduce the risk of complications and hospitalizations due to this virus. When COVID-19 vaccines first became commercially available, roughly 30% of U.S. adults reported being hesitant to receive these newly developed vaccines, and 15% said they would not...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 355 - 368 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=176582837&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 176582837 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 21981833 NENI jtl: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) issn: 21981833 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2024 vid: 32 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 176582837 10.1007/s10389-023-01819-2 ppf: 355 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: U.S. adults' reasons for changing their degree of willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19. aug: au: Koskan, Alexis M. Teeter, Benjamin S. Daniel, Casey L. LoCoco, Iris E. Jensen, Ulrich T. Ayers, Stephanie L. affil: https://ror.org/03efmqc40 College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 425 N. 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, USA https://ror.org/00xcryt71 Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR, USA https://ror.org/01s7b5y08 Department of Family Medicine, University of South Alabama Health Whiddon College of Medicine, 5795 USA North Drive, Mobile, AL, USA https://ror.org/03m2x1q45 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Ave, Tucson, AZ, USA https://ror.org/03efmqc40 School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, 411 N Central Ave Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ, USA https://ror.org/03efmqc40 Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), Arizona State University, 400 E Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ, USA su: United States Qualitative research Patient safety Vaccination Content analysis Attitude (Psychology) Trust Research funding COVID-19 vaccines Descriptive statistics Surveys Thematic analysis Regression analysis sug: subj: Qualitative research Patient safety Vaccination Content analysis Attitude (Psychology) Trust United States Administration of Public Health Programs Research funding COVID-19 vaccines Descriptive statistics Surveys Thematic analysis Regression analysis keyword: COVID-19; vaccine hesitancy Vaccine acceptance COVID-19; vaccine hesitancy Vaccine acceptance ab: Introduction: COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduce the risk of complications and hospitalizations due to this virus. When COVID-19 vaccines first became commercially available, roughly 30% of U.S. adults reported being hesitant to receive these newly developed vaccines, and 15% said they would not receive the vaccine. However, by May 2021, 19% of adults were vaccine-hesitant, and 13% refused to vaccinate against COVID-19. It is critical to understand why adults' degree of willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 changed over time to plan for future pandemics and vaccination campaigns. Methods: We conducted two waves of survey research over five months (January and May 2021) with a panel of 890 U.S. adults. One survey question assessed willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19. The response option included a slider scale ranging from 0 (signifying complete unwillingness) to 10 (complete willingness). We asked participants whose willingness score changed by more than one point to report their rationale for their change in perceptions. We conducted a conventional content analysis on all qualitative responses. Results: We analyzed qualitative responses for 289 participants, 54.7% of whom had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 by May 2021. Among those who remained unvaccinated, 36.1% reported increased willingness to vaccinate. The most commonly cited reasons for becoming more willing to receive the vaccine include believing that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, protecting against the pandemic, and desiring to return to pre-pandemic life. Reasons for increased COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy include vaccine safety concerns, the low perceived need for the vaccine, distrust in how COVID-19 vaccines are made and of larger institutions such as the government and pharmaceutical companies, and concerns about vaccine effectiveness. Conclusion: Findings illuminate the rationale behind individuals' changes in their degree of willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19. It is critical to incorporate these considerations in future vaccine rollout initiatives to increase the public's vaccine confidence. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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