Evaluating COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A qualitative study from Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Vaccine hesitancy is a major threat to COVID-19 vaccination programs. This study aimed to examine the public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines, the variance of these attitudes, and associated determinants within a large COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam.

Methods

Two focus group discussions were conducted online with 20 people from different socio-economic and profession backgrounds. Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants. Discussions were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Key themes were extracted using reflexive thematic analysis method.

Results

Four distinct, non-static attitudes including acceptance, conditional acceptance, hesitancy, and anti-vaccination were found. Themes identified as determinants of these attitudes were external f

SUBMITTER: Duong MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8656146 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature