Role of Individual, Social and Health Factors as Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Results from the Second Phase of the Italian EPICOVID19 Web-Based Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite scientific breakthroughs in vaccine development, some people remain reluctant to accept the anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. This study evaluates attitudes and behaviours towards the vaccine and factors associated with refusal/hesitancy at the start of Italy's vaccination campaign.

Methods

EPICOVID19 is a two-phase observational web-based study where adult volunteers completed questionnaires in April-June 2020 and January-February 2021. Refusal/hesitancy towards the vaccine was assessed among those not yet vaccinated. We analysed factors associated with refusal/hesitancy by applying multivariate multinomial logistic regression models.

Results

Among 36,820 survey participants (mean age of 51 years, 59.7% women, 63.6% highly educated), 2449 (6.7%) were agains

SUBMITTER: Adorni F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855322 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature