ǂa ǂstudy of a childhood-vaccine-hesitant population
Monika Lamot (Author), Andrej Kirbiš (Author), Mitja Vrdelja (Author)

Abstract

Vaccine hesitancy and its determinants have been previously widely researched. Vaccine hesitancy has been defined as a continuum of attitudes, ranging from accepting vaccines with doubts to rejecting them. The present study aims to explore the heterogeneity of a childhood-vaccine-hesitant group by using a person-oriented approach-latent profile analysis. A non-representative cross-sectional sample of vaccine-hesitant Slovenians (N = 421, Mage = 35.21, 82.9% women) was used to identify differences based on their reliance on personal research (“self” researching instead of relying on science), overconfidence in knowledge, endorsement of conspiracy theories, complementary and alternative medicine, and trust in the healthcare system. The analysis revealed three profiles of vaccine-hesitant individuals. The most hesitant profile-vaccine rejecting-expressed the greatest reliance on personal research, expressed the highest endorsement of conspiracy theories and complementary and alternative medicine, showed moderate overconfidence in their knowledge, and expressed the highest levels of distrust in the healthcare system. We further found differences in sociodemographic structure and that the identified profiles differed in their attitudes regarding MMR, HPV, and Seasonal Influenza vaccinations. The present study demonstrates the heterogeneity of the vaccine-hesitant community and offers insights into some of the traits, which are crucial for designing pro-vaccine campaigns.

Keywords

oklevanje pred cepljenjem;analiza latentnih profilov;teorije zarot;komplementarna in alternativna medicina;zaupanje v zdravstveni sistem;vaccine hesitancy;heterogeneity;latent profile analysis;complementary and alternative medicine;CAM;conspiracy theories;trust in healthcare system;

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Language: English
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Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UM FF - Faculty of Arts
Publisher: MDPI
UDC: 316.653:614.47
COBISS: 203401731 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2076-393X
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: Cepljenje (medicina);Slovenija;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: 15 str.
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ12
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ8, [article no.] 839
Chronology: 2024
DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12080839
ID: 24784566
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