Factors affecting hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in Canada: a cross-national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

COVID-19 transmission, emergence of variants of concern, and weakened immunity have led to recommended vaccine booster doses for COVID-19. Vaccine hesitancy challenges broad immunization coverage. We deployed a cross-national survey to investigate knowledge, beliefs, and behaviours toward continued COVID-19 vaccination.

Methods

We administered a national, cross-sectional online survey among adults in Canada between March 16 and March 26, 2022. We utilized descriptive statistics to summarize our sample, and tested for demographic differences, perceptions of vaccine effectiveness, recommended doses, and trust in decisions, using the Rao-Scott correction for weighted chi-squared tests. Multivariable logistic regression was adjusted for relevant covariates to identify

SUBMITTER: Leigh JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853155 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature