Which older Brazilians will accept a COVID-19 vaccine? Cross-sectional evidence from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Vaccine hesitancy may represent a barrier to effective COVID-19 immunisation campaigns. This study assesses individual, disease-specific and contextual factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among a nationally representative sample of older Brazilian adults.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of data from household interviews and a supplementary telephone survey.

Setting

Brazil and its five geographic regions.

Participants

Data are derived from 6584 individuals aged 50 years and over who participated in the second wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Survey-weighted multinomial logistic regression assesses factors associated with intending, not intending or being uncertain about on

SUBMITTER: Macinko J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8572357 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature