Predictors of vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria : A population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unwillingness to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major barrier in managing the pandemic. Previous studies have explored predictors of hesitancy to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but evidence on these predictors was partly mixed, and the number of assessed predictors was often limited. This study aimed to explore a wide range of potential predictors of vaccine hesitancy in a population-based cross-sectional study.

Methods

We assessed associations of vaccine hesitancy with individuals' fears about the future, social media use, and sociodemographics in a hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Data were collected via online questionnaires in a population-based cross-sectional study with 4018 respondents representative of the Au

SUBMITTER: Till B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9364912 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature