COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Sweden and Italy: The role of trust in authorities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The success of vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 infection is vital for moving from a COVID-19 pandemic to an endemic scenario. We aimed to unravel the influence of the risk perception of epidemics along with individual and contextual factors on adherence to COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Italy and Sweden.

Methods

We compared the results of two nationwide surveys carried out in August 2021 across four domains of epidemic risk perception: perceived likelihood, perceived impact on the individual and perceived individual and authority knowledge. The roles of individual and contextual determinants were also explored.

Results

The survey included 2144 participants in Sweden (52.3% women) and 2010 in Italy (52.6% women). In both countries, we found that tr

SUBMITTER: Raffetti E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9361415 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature