Influences on Attitudes Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination in Germany.

ABSTRACT: Trust in institutions and democracy may be a major contributor to the willingness to be vaccinated. We investigated these factors and others with regard to COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Germany. Even though effective vaccination is a major contributor to slowing down the current pandemic, vaccine hesitancy remains a major challenge. To analyze attitudes toward vaccine hesitancy, a web-based cross-sectional survey was used to understand and describe the influences of attitudes about vaccination against COVID-19 in the German population. A descriptive analysis for the entire dataset was carried out, and multiple proportional odds regression, path model, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were subsequently used to analyze any relationship between latent variables and COVID-19 vaccine accepta

SUBMITTER: Fobiwe JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9146249 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature