Perceptions, knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in older Portuguese adults.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has become a public-health emergency of international concern. Most efforts to contain the spread and transmission of the virus rely on campaigns and interventions targeted to reduce Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal (VHR). this study aims to assess the major factors associated with VHR in the older population in Portugal. a nation-wide cross-sectional study was conducted in the older Portuguese population (≥65 years old) through computer-assisted telephone interviewing. Logistic regression was used to determine the adjusted odds ratio (OR) of the independent variables (perceptions, knowledge and attitudes) and of the outcome (VHR). the response rate was 60.1% (602/1,001). Perceptions, knowledge and attitudes were strongly associated with VHR probability. A 1-point

SUBMITTER: Silva TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8992312 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature