A scoping review of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: refusal rate, associated factors, and strategies to reduce.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the evidence regarding vaccine hesitancy including refusal rate, associated factors, and potential strategies to reduce it.

Methods

This is a scoping review. Three main databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched from 1 January 2020 to 1 January 2023. All original studies in the English language that investigated one of our domains (vaccine hesitancy rate, factors associated with vaccine hesitancy, and the ways/interventions to overcome or decrease vaccine hesitancy) among the general population were included in this study. The data were charted using tables and figures. In addition, a content analysis was conducted using the 3C model of vaccine hesitancy (Confidence, Complacency, and Convenience) that was prev

SUBMITTER: Bahreini R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11518786 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature