Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in The Netherlands: A Nationwide Registry-Based Study.

ABSTRACT: By September 2022, the uptake of at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the Dutch adult population was 84%. Ecological studies have indicated a lower uptake in certain population groups. We aimed to investigate determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the Netherlands at individual level to evaluate and optimize implementation of the vaccination program and generate hypotheses for research on drivers of, and barriers to, vaccination. A retrospective database study was performed including the entire Dutch population ≥ 18. Vaccination data (5 January 2021-18 November 2021) were at individual levels linked to sociodemographic data. Random forest analyses ranked sociodemographic determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The most important determinant was age; uptake increased until the age o

SUBMITTER: Pijpers J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10537724 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature