What makes patients tick? Vaccine preferences against tick-borne encephalitis in four European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We explored vaccine motivation and preferences for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine attributes among participants in TBE-endemic countries in Europe.

Methods

An online survey was conducted among the general public in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden. Participants were ≥ 18 years old, open to receiving vaccines, and living in, or regularly traveling to, TBE-endemic regions in the aforementioned countries. Participants were asked about their general vaccine knowledge and motivations for vaccination, before rating the importance of TBE vaccine attributes, such as efficacy, safety, dosing schedule, and booster interval. Thereafter, participants were shown three hypothetical TBE vaccine profiles with different combinations of attributes. Assuming equal ef

SUBMITTER: Zacharias C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472448 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature