1. Factors Associated With COVID-19 Non-Vaccination in Switzerland: A Nationwide Study
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Sabatini, Serena, Kaufmann, Marco, Fadda, Marta, Tancredi, Stefano, Noor, Nazihah, Van der Linden, Bernadette W. A., Cullati, Stéphanie, Frank, Irène, Michel, Gisela, Harju, Erika, Lüdi, Chantal, Frei, Anja, Ballouz, Tala, Menges, Dominik, Fehr, Jan, Kohler, Philipp, Kahlert, Christian R., Scheu, Victor, Ortega, Natalia, Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia, Rodondi, Nicolas, Stringhini, Silvia, Baysson, Hélène, Lorthe, Elsa, Zufferey, Maria Caiata, Suggs, L. Suzanne, Albanese, Emiliano, Vincentini, Julia, Bochud, Murielle, D'Acremont, Valérie, Nusslé, Samira Gonseth, Imboden, Medea, Keidel, Dirk, Witzig, Melissa, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, and Von Wyl, Viktor
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Health (social science) ,Attitudes and beliefs ,Adult ,Humans ,Switzerland/epidemiology ,COVID-19/epidemiology ,COVID-19/prevention & control ,COVID-19 Vaccines ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,SARS-CoV-2 ,COVID-19 ,attitudes and beliefs ,preventive measures ,vaccination acceptance ,Preventive measures ,360 Social problems & social services ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Vaccination acceptance ,610 Medicine & health ,614: Public Health und Gesundheitsförderung - Abstract
Objectives: We compared socio-demographic characteristics, health-related variables, vaccination-related beliefs and attitudes, vaccination acceptance, and personality traits of individuals who vaccinated against COVID-19 and who did not vaccinate by December 2021.Methods: This cross-sectional study used data of 10,642 adult participants from the Corona Immunitas eCohort, an age-stratified random sample of the population of several cantons in Switzerland. We used multivariable logistic regression models to explore associations of vaccination status with socio-demographic, health, and behavioral factors.Results: Non-vaccinated individuals represented 12.4% of the sample. Compared to vaccinated individuals, non-vaccinated individuals were more likely to be younger, healthier, employed, have lower income, not worried about their health, have previously tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, express lower vaccination acceptance, and/or report higher conscientiousness. Among non-vaccinated individuals, 19.9% and 21.3% had low confidence in the safety and effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, respectively. However, 29.1% and 26.7% of individuals with concerns about vaccine effectiveness and side effects at baseline, respectively vaccinated during the study period.Conclusion: In addition to known socio-demographic and health-related factors, non-vaccination was associated with concerns regarding vaccine safety and effectiveness., + ID der Publikation: unilu_68453 + Sprache: Englisch + Letzte Aktualisierung: 2023-06-30 12:14:10
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- 2023