Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination: The role of personality traits, anti-vaccine attitudes and illness perception.

ABSTRACT: There is an increased need for COVID-19 vaccination since the world is gradually returning to normal. Current evidence supports vaccination activity more towards viral suppression than COVID-19 prevention. This has led to divergent views regarding vaccination which may influence anti-vaccine attitudes and vaccine hesitancy. The study examined the role of personality traits, anti-vaccine attitudes and illness perceptions on vaccine hesitancy. The study was a cross-sectional survey using snowball and convenience sampling to recruit 492 participants via social media platforms. Multivariate analysis of variance and regression analysis were used to test the hypotheses. The study found that some facets of illness perception (identity, concern, emotional representation and treatment control), ext

SUBMITTER: Nanteer-Oteng E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021484 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature