| Title: | Understanding vaccine hesitancy : a comparison of sociodemographic and socioeconomic predictors with health literacy dimensions |
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| Authors: | ID Lamot, Monika (Author)
ID Kirbiš, Andrej (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Lamot_Monika_2024.pdf (260,23 KB)
MD5: 0D5786C3BE0A2E62590E4D223C1B81CE
 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/10/1141
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | Vaccine hesitancy represents a global public health challenge that can diminish the effectiveness of vaccination programs. Research indicates that various sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, along with health literacy, predict vaccine hesitancy. In this study, we analyzed data from a Slovenian health literacy survey that included 3360 adult participants. We examined the effects of sociodemographic (gender and age) and socioeconomic factors (education, economic deprivation, and self-assessed socioeconomic status), as well as different dimensions of health literacy (general, communicative, and navigational), on vaccine hesitancy. The results show that age, education, and economic deprivation are statistically significant predictors of vaccine hesitancy; younger individuals, those with lower education levels, and those experiencing greater economic deprivation express increased vaccine hesitancy. Higher levels of general and communicative health literacy are associated with lower vaccine hesitancy, while navigational health literacy was not found to be a statistically significant predictor of vaccine hesitancy. |
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| Keywords: | vaccine hesitancy, Slovenia, health literacy, sociodemographic factors, socioeconomic factors |
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| Geographic coverage: | Slovenija; |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 25.08.2024 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 30.09.2024 |
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| Publication date: | 03.10.2024 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-12 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 12, št. 10, št. članka 1141 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-90923  |
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| UDC: | 316.4:614.47 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2076-393X |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 210441219 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/vaccines12101141 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 08.10.2024 |
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| Views: | 270 |
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| Downloads: | 24 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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