Vaccine Hesitancy and Trust in the Scientific Community in Italy: Comparative Analysis from Two Recent Surveys.
European Social Survey
public opinion
scientific community
trust
vaccination
vaccine hesitancy
Journal
Vaccines
ISSN: 2076-393X
Titre abrégé: Vaccines (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101629355
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Oct 2021
19 Oct 2021
Historique:
received:
16
09
2021
revised:
12
10
2021
accepted:
15
10
2021
entrez:
26
10
2021
pubmed:
27
10
2021
medline:
27
10
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Vaccination rates in Italy fell until 2015 because of unfounded safety concerns. Public education and a 2017 law on mandatory vaccination have boosted rates since then. The aim of our study is to explore how trust in the scientific community and attitudes towards vaccines have changed in the period of 2017-2019 in Italy. Data were extracted from the Italian section of the 2017 and 2019 editions of the European Social Survey (ESS). We compared the two surveys highlighting changes in public opinion on vaccines. A descriptive analysis of the socio-cultural variables according to the answers provided to key questions on the harmfulness of vaccines was conducted. Differences between percentages were tested by using the χ
Identifiants
pubmed: 34696314
pii: vaccines9101206
doi: 10.3390/vaccines9101206
pmc: PMC8540200
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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