Acceptance of vaccinations in pandemic outbreaks: a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preventive measures are essential to limit the spread of new viruses; their uptake is key to their success. However, the vaccination uptake in pandemic outbreaks is often low. We aim to elicit how disease and vaccination characteristics determine preferences of the general public for new pandemic vaccinations.

Methods

In an internet-based discrete choice experiment (DCE) a representative sample of 536 participants (49% participation rate) from the Dutch population was asked for their preference for vaccination programs in hypothetical communicable disease outbreaks. We used scenarios based on two disease characteristics (susceptibility to and severity of the disease) and five vaccination program characteristics (effectiveness, safety, advice regarding vaccination,

SUBMITTER: Determann D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4109921 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature