Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccines: Protective Shields or Threatening Risks? A Descriptive Exploratory Study among the Italian Population.
COVID-19
ambivalence
infodemic
safety
vaccine hesitancy
vaccines
Journal
Vaccines
ISSN: 2076-393X
Titre abrégé: Vaccines (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101629355
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Mar 2023
13 Mar 2023
Historique:
received:
16
02
2023
revised:
06
03
2023
accepted:
07
03
2023
medline:
31
3
2023
entrez:
30
3
2023
pubmed:
31
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Although several quantitative studies have explored vaccine hesitancy, qualitative research on the factors underlying attitudes toward vaccination is still lacking. To fill this gap, this study aimed to investigate the general perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines among the Italian population with a qualitative approach. The sample included 700 Italian participants who completed an online survey. Open questions underwent a descriptive analysis for unveiling meaning categories, while differences in the prevalence of categories were calculated using chi-square or Fisher's exact tests. Vaccination was associated with the following seven main themes: 'safety', 'healthcare', 'vaccine delivery', 'progress', 'ambivalence', 'mistrust', and 'ethics'. Vaccinated individuals more frequently reported words related to the safety theme (χ
Identifiants
pubmed: 36992226
pii: vaccines11030642
doi: 10.3390/vaccines11030642
pmc: PMC10054618
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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