Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy, conspiracist beliefs, paranoid ideation and perceived ethnic discrimination in a sample of University students in Venezuela

Andrade, Gabriel

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.10.037

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“…Perceptions of the degree to which community and religious leaders support COVID-19 vaccination were also significant and demonstrate the importance of mobilizing community and religious leaders to be involved in efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, which is aligned with other studies [38,39]. Acceptors were much more likely to say that these leaders approve of their getting a vaccine in Bangladesh (100%), Myanmar (100%), Tanzania (100%), and Kenya (96%), whereas a much smaller proportion of Non-acceptors reported this (38%, 80%, 29%, and 53% respectively).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

“…Access to COVID-19 vaccines: Even before vaccines began rolling out in many communities, people's beliefs about access-such as expected queue times and the difficulty of getting to places where vaccines are normally available-were found to be highly associated with vaccine acceptance [39]. For example, Acceptors in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Tanzania were much more likely to say that they expect that COVID-19 vaccines will be available within 30 min of their home, and Acceptors in the DRC (who were asked a similar but not identical question) were more likely to say that it would not be difficult at all to get to a vaccination site.…”

Section: Perceived Positive Consequences Of Covid-19 Vaccinesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is a growing body of evidence on the impact of faith leaders and faith beliefs on health and other behaviours [8,39,44]. In April 2020, the WHO concluded that "religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities can play a major role in saving lives and reducing illness related to COVID-19" [44].…”

Section: Perceived Divine Will and Faith Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Behavioural Determinants of COVID-19-Vaccine Acceptance in Rural Areas of Six Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

Davis¹,

Yimam²,

Kalam³

et al. 2022

Vaccines

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Delayed acceptance or refusal of COVID-19 vaccines may increase and prolong the threat to global public health and the economy. Identifying behavioural determinants is considered a critical step in explaining and addressing the barriers of vaccine refusal. This study aimed to identify the behavioural determinants of COVID-19-vaccine acceptance and provide recommendations to design actionable interventions to increase uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in six lower- and middle-income countries. Taking into consideration the health belief model and the theory of reasoned action, a barrier analysis approach was employed to examine twelve potential behavioural determinants of vaccine acceptance in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Tanzania. In all six countries, at least 45 interviews with those who intended to get the vaccine (“Acceptors”) and another 45 or more interviews with those who did not (“Non-acceptors”) were conducted, totalling 542 interviews. Data analysis was performed to find statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences between Acceptors and Non-acceptors of COVID-19 vaccines and to identify which beliefs were most highly associated with acceptance and non-acceptance of vaccination based on the estimated relative risk. The analysis showed that perceived social norms, perceived positive and negative consequences, perceived risk, perceived severity, trust, perceived safety, and expected access to COVID-19 vaccines had the highest associations with COVID-19-vaccine acceptance in Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, and the DRC. Additional behavioural determinants found to be significant in Myanmar and India were perceived self-efficacy, trust in COVID-19 information provided by leaders, perceived divine will, and perceived action efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines. Many of the determinants were found to be significant, and their level of significance varied from country to country. National and local plans should include messages and activities that address the behavioural determinants found in this study to significantly increase the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines across these countries.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

Section: Perceived Positive Consequences Of Covid-19 Vaccinesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Perceived Divine Will and Faith Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Behavioural Determinants of COVID-19-Vaccine Acceptance in Rural Areas of Six Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

Davis¹,

Yimam²,

Kalam³

et al. 2022

Vaccines

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“…Moreover, we did not ask about the direct reason for the declared willingness or reluctance to vaccinate against SARS-CoV-2, which could provide relevant information about the motives of attitudes and decisions. Another limitation of our study was the lack of a questionnaire assessing the severity of psychotic-like experiences and a paranoid attitude, which, according to recent studies, may influence refusal of vaccination (57). It is worth noting that the GHQ-28 scale assesses the severity of symptoms such as depression and anxiety, however, it does not allow for an unequivocal psychiatric diagnosis, which should be based on a clinical examination taking into account the DSM-V or ICD-10 criteria.…”

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confidence: 99%

Does Mental Health Affect the Decision to Vaccinate Against SARS-CoV-2? A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study Before the Vaccine Campaign

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The COVID-19 pandemic generated a sense of threat in the society, leading to social isolation and mental health deterioration. A great deal of hope for the development of herd immunity was placed in preventive vaccinations. The survey, performed before vaccine campaign between September 26-October 27, 2020, during the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Poland with the Computer Assisted Web Interviews method. The study was partly community based and partly open to the public. Participants were invited to complete the survey using Google forms via social media (Facebook, WhatsApp). The survey was also distributed 54 times at the request of interested persons via e-mail. Total 1,043 questionnaires were assessed for eligibility and 41 were excluded (13 because of the age under 18, and 28 due to refusal to participate: non-response after sending questionnaire via e-mail). Finally 1,001 questionnaires were included to the study and statistical analysis was performed on the basis of the 1,001 responses. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: a sociodemographic survey, a questionnaire assessing the knowledge of the SARS-CoV-2 and the General Health Questionnaire-28. Participants also determined their attitude toward being vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. The questionnaire was completed by a total of 1,001 participants: 243 people declared that they will not get vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. Majority of people declaring the willingness to vaccinate were representatives of medical professions, suffering from chronic diseases, with higher values on the total GHQ-28 scale and the subscales: anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and somatic dysfunction. Loss of income, difficult access to health care, recognizing the restrictions as excessive and knowledge about COVID-19 were found as significant positive determinants of the reluctance to vaccinate. Greater readiness to vaccinate can be associated with greater certainty about its effectiveness and a hypothetical collectivist attitude. Experiencing anxiety and psychopathological symptoms are risk factors for infection, but can also be conducive to reliance on information about vaccination presented in the media. Reluctance to vaccinate may result from greater awareness of the complexity of the disease, and thus less faith in the effectiveness of vaccines.

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“…Existing and rapidly emerging research already reports social gradients in COVID-19 vaccination intention along the dimensions of gender, education, household income, race, and ethnicity (e.g., Al-Amer et al, 2021 ; Andrade, 2021 ; Byrne et al, 2021 ; Graeber et al, 2021 ; Jacobi & Vaidyanathan, 2021 ; Kamal et al, 2021 ; Niño et al, 2021 , p. 100824; Nohl et al, 2021 ; Raz et al, 2021 ). In addition to these social gradients, research indicates that vaccination intentions vary across occupational groups (e.g., Al-Amer et al, 2021 ) according to individuals' levels of religiosity and nationalism ( Corcoran et al, 2021 ), sense of purpose in life ( Hill et al, 2021 ), conspiracy beliefs, self-efficacy (i.e., ability to accept vaccination when offered), and incentives for not being vaccinated ( Eberhardt & Ling, 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

The social gradient in COVID-19 vaccination intentions and the role of solidarity beliefs among adolescents

Patzina

Dietrich

2022

SSM - Population Health

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Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy, conspiracist beliefs, paranoid ideation and perceived ethnic discrimination in a sample of University students in Venezuela

Cited by 25 publications

References 35 publications

Behavioural Determinants of COVID-19-Vaccine Acceptance in Rural Areas of Six Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

Behavioural Determinants of COVID-19-Vaccine Acceptance in Rural Areas of Six Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

Does Mental Health Affect the Decision to Vaccinate Against SARS-CoV-2? A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study Before the Vaccine Campaign

The social gradient in COVID-19 vaccination intentions and the role of solidarity beliefs among adolescents

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