Sociocultural and moral narratives influencing the decision to vaccinate among rheumatic disease patients: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/objectives

Vaccination is a process that involves individual, social, and ethical aspects, beyond public governance of vaccines or vaccination as a public health concern. The aim of this study is to describe the sociocultural and moral narratives that influence the decision to vaccinate in general and to vaccinate against COVID-19 specifically, among patients at the rheumatology units of two hospitals.

Methods

Qualitative study involving individual semi-structured interviews following an interview guide. We conducted a thematic analysis using the ATLAS.ti software, with further triangulation to verify concordance and aid in the interpretation of the data from a medical anthropology framework and using a narrative ethics approach to gain insight into the particip

SUBMITTER: Manrique de Lara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10152007 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature