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Unveiling Associations of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Hesitancy, and Resistance: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Adult Survey

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  • Carmina Castellano-Tejedor

    (Psynaptic, Psicología y Servicios Científicos y Tecnológicos S.L.P, 08192 Barcelona, Spain
    GIES Research Group, Basic Psychology Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08192 Barcelona, Spain
    Research Group on Aging, Frailty and Care Transitions in Barcelona, Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili & Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), 08023 Barcelona, Spain)

  • María Torres-Serrano

    (Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08192 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Andrés Cencerrado

    (Psynaptic, Psicología y Servicios Científicos y Tecnológicos S.L.P, 08192 Barcelona, Spain)

Abstract

COVID-19 vaccines are essential to limit and eliminate the infectious disease. This research aims to identify strong vaccination resistance profiles and/or hesitation considering health, psychosocial, and COVID-related variables. A cross-sectional online survey ( N = 300) was conducted in the context of strict COVID-related gathering and mobility restrictions (January–March 2021). Data collected were vaccine acceptance, hesitancy and resistance rates, general psychosocial status, and preventive practices and beliefs regarding COVID-19 and its vaccination, among other factors. Logistic regression was applied to a real-world data set and a significant model (χ 2 (7, N = 278) = 124.548, p < 0.001) explaining 51.3% (R 2 Nagelkerke) of attitudes towards vaccination was obtained, including the following predictors for acceptance: to have greater confidence in the COVID vaccine security (OR = 0.599) and effectiveness (OR = 0.683), older age (OR = 0.952), to be a healthcare professional (OR = 0.363), to have vulnerable individuals in charge (OR = 0.330), and sustain the belief that the vaccine will end the pandemic situation (OR = 0.346) or not being sure but give some credence to that belief (OR = 0.414). Findings could help understand the rate and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine resistance/hesitancy among a Spanish population sample and facilitate multifaceted interventions to enhance vaccine acceptance.

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  • Carmina Castellano-Tejedor & María Torres-Serrano & Andrés Cencerrado, 2021. "Unveiling Associations of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Hesitancy, and Resistance: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Adult Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-16, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:23:p:12348-:d:686779
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    1. Hein de Vries & Wouter Verputten & Christian Preissner & Gerjo Kok, 2022. "COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Information Sources and Beliefs in Dutch Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-17, March.
    2. Vaios Peritogiannis & Ioannis Drakatos & Panagiota Gioti & Aikaterini Garbi, 2023. "Vaccination rates against COVID-19 in patients with severe mental illness attending community mental health services in rural Greece," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 69(1), pages 208-215, February.
    3. Daphne Bussink-Voorend & Jeannine L. A. Hautvast & Lisa Vandeberg & Olga Visser & Marlies E. J. L. Hulscher, 2022. "A systematic literature review to clarify the concept of vaccine hesitancy," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 6(12), pages 1634-1648, December.

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